The Foothills Christian Knights will take on the Clairemont Chieftains in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Foothills Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
Foothills Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They escaped with a win against Coronado by the margin of a single free throw, 51-50. The win was all the more spectacular given the Knights' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 780th, while the Islanders are ranked 371st).
Patrick Delahoussaye continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 27 points. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Foothills Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Joey Turk, who posted 15 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clairemont). Everything went their way against Valley Center on Saturday as Clairemont made off with an 84-58 victory.
Foothills Christian's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Clairemont, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Foothills Christian lost to Clairemont at home by a decisive 88-73 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Foothills Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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