Foothill entered their contest against Redding Christian on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cougars opened the new year with a less-than-successful 63-54 loss to the Lions. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 85-62 to the Lions when the teams met back in January of 2016, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Caiden Cochran
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Defeat or not, Foothill got some senior leadership from Matthew Poulsen and Caiden Cochran. Poulsen shot 64% from the field to rack up 26 points, while Cochran dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards set a new season-high mark for Cochran. Wyatt Forward was another key player, putting up five points and ten rebounds.
Foothill's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Redding Christian, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Looking ahead, Foothill will challenge Chico at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars will need to watch out since the Panthers have now posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for Redding Christian, they will face off against Live Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Redding Christian will be up against Live Oak's rather soft defense (which has allowed 52.45 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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