The Foothill Knights are on the road again on Friday to play the Palos Verdes Sea Kings at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Foothill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 38-35 win over Lakewood.
Foothill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nathan Gouvion led the charge by rushing for 193 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Gouvion has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Mancini, who picked up 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Palos Verdes had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Monsoons with points to spare, taking the game 27-13.
Ryan Rakowski went supernova for Palos Verdes, throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Palos Verdes' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Josh Williams was especially locked on to Mayfair's QB and sacked him three times. With that strong performance, Williams is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
Foothill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, 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 Palos Verdes, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Foothill came up short against Palos Verdes when the teams last played back in September of 2015, falling 17-7. Can Foothill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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