Two dominant signal callers in Gino Marchetti and Caden Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Foothill Knights and the Crean Lutheran Saints will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Foothill has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 132 points over their last three matches.
Foothill will head out to face Crean Lutheran after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. Foothill fell just short of Capistrano Valley by a score of 38-35.
Despite the loss, Foothill had strong showings from Marchetti, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and Nathan Gouvion, who gained 181 total yards and two touchdowns. Marchetti's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Foothill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Crean Lutheran got themselves on the board against La Serna last Friday, but La Serna never followed suit. They blew past the Lancers 20-0. The result was nothing new for the Saints, who have now won four matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Taurian Nash went supernova for Crean Lutheran, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Nash a new career-high in rushing yards.
Foothill's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Crean Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Foothill has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 212.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Crean Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 168.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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