Basketball Recap: Foothill Tech Piles Up the Points Against Nordhoff

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Foothill Tech on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Nordhoff Rangers out of the water with a 70-16 final score. With the Dragons ahead 43-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Foothill Tech's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ashton Brown led the charge by going 7 of 9 en route to 17 points. The contest was Brown's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Erik Hernandez, who posted 14 points and three steals.

Foothill Tech smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.

With the victory, Foothill Tech broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-12. As for Nordhoff, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.

Foothill Tech will challenge Hueneme at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothill Tech is facing Hueneme at the right time seeing as Hueneme is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Nordhoff, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 78-29 defeat against Littlerock on the 4th.