Foothill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 55-40 fall against the Exeter Monarchs. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1209th, while the Monarchs are ranked 321st).
Despite the loss, Foothill still got an impressive performance from Giovani Cruz, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Fernando Sarabia, who scored seven points.
Exeter was led to victory by Aden Plyman and Blaine Mcfall. Plyman went 6 of 11 on his way to 18 points, while Mcfall dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 boards. Plyman's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Iversen, who had nine points and five rebounds.
Foothill's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Exeter, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Foothill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-54 victory against Parlier on the 20th. As for Exeter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 52-45 win against Minarets on the 20th.
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