After flying high against Fortuna last Thursday, Foothill came back down to earth. The Foothill Cougars took a hard 74-58 fall against the Placer Hillmen on Friday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Hillmen recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Foothill lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Matt Poulsen, who went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points plus two steals. Wyatt Forward was another key player, posting ten points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Foothill fell to 3-1. As for Placer, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Foothill and Archie Williams will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Foothill knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Archie Williams likes a good challenge. As for Placer, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Enterprise at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Placer's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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