If Del Campo was riding high fresh off their 66-41 takedown of Amador last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The game between the Del Campo Cougars and the Foothill Cougars didn't end well, with the Del Campo Cougars falling 53-37. While losing is never fun, Del Campo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 669th, while Foothill is ranked 268th).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zach Wright, who posted 11 points and five assists. Cole Dugan was another key player, putting up eight points and eight rebounds.
Foothill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Matt Poulsen led the charge by going 6 of 14 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trace Farrelly, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Del Campo now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Foothill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Del Campo will square off against Oakmont at 5:00 p.m. on January 4th. Del Campo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season. As for Foothill, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Foothill Cougars duke it out with the Chico Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th.
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