It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Corning can now relate to. They came up short against the Foothill Cougars on Wednesday, falling 67-42. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 703rd in California, while the Cougars are ranked 179th in California).
Despite the loss, Corning still got an impressive performance from Alan De Lara, who posted eight points and ten rebounds. De Lara is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 57% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jeff Mendros, who had 17 points.
Even though they lost, Corning was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their sixth loss (out of 19 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
It was another big night for Matt Poulsen, who went 9-for-16 on his way to 24 points for Foothill. The team also got some help courtesy of Turner Knowles, who scored three points in addition to eight assists and six boards.
Cardinals
| 02/26/25 @ Foothill | 42-67 |
| 02/21/25 @ Red Bluff | 61-57 |
| 02/14/25 @ Live Oak | 68-31 |
| 02/11/25 vs Las Plumas | 45-42 |
| 02/07/25 @ Orland | 46-65 |
With the defeat, Corning broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-13. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Foothill, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7.
Corning does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Foothill, they will face off against Enterprise at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. Foothill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.2 points per game this season.
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