Foothill extended their postseason success on Friday against Lakewood. They skirted past the Lakewood Lancers 38-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Foothill got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nathan Gouvion out in front who rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Foothill is 5-2 when Gouvion posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Mancini, who picked up 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Foothill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Foothill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.67 points across that stretch. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Foothill is on the road again on Friday to play Palos Verdes at 7:00 p.m. Foothill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.8 points per game this season. Lakewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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