It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Foothill had no problem doing just that on Friday. They skirted past the Moorpark Musketeers 30-28.
The critical scores for Foothill came from Zach Schutt, Nathan Gouvion, Mike Galey, and Nico Mancini. Another player making a difference was Jake Lind, who threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns.
Foothill wouldn't let Moorpark keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Foothill can thank Schutt and Brady Holcomb for forcing all of them. With that strong performance, Schutt is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Moorpark's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Luke Eldridge, who threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns, and Tyler Huisenga, who picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Foothill now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Moorpark, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3.
Foothill's road trip will continue as they head out to face Lakewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moorpark does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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