El Dorado hasn't had much luck against Foothill recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The El Dorado Golden Hawks will welcome the Foothill Knights at 7:00 p.m. El Dorado will be strutting in after a win while Foothill will be coming in after a defeat.
El Dorado took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Laguna Hills 27-25. The win was some much needed relief for the Golden Hawks as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
El Dorado's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Coulter led the charge by throwing for 164 yards and three touchdowns. El Dorado is 3-1 when Coulter posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
El Dorado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Grant Thomas and Blake Vinson. The dominant performance also gave Thomas a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Foothill's game on Friday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 43-29 bruising from Huntington Beach.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Gino Marchetti and Brady Edmunds. Edmunds had a great game and threw for 414 yards and five touchdowns. Meanwhile, Marchetti did his best for the losing side, throwing for 179 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
El Dorado's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Foothill, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Everything went El Dorado's way against Foothill in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as El Dorado made off with a 41-19 win. Does El Dorado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foothill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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