Foothill lost against Shasta back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Foothill Cougars took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shasta Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Wolves are ranked 105th).
When it comes to explaining why Foothill lost, don't look at Kalli Smith. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 39.7% of Foothill's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kyndal Whitehouse, who had 11 points.
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Even though they lost, Foothill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Shasta's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bria Tate led the charge by putting up 21 points. Cali Soule was another key player, earning 16 points.
Foothill's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Shasta, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 15-4.
Foothill will head out to take on Red Bluff at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Foothill knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Red Bluff likes a good challenge. As for Shasta, they will be playing at home against Enterprise at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shasta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season.
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