The Foothill Falcons will take on the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Foothill has given up an average of 30.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Foothill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Coronado, who was ranked 16th at the time (Foothill was ranked tenth). The Falcons slipped by the Cougars 43-42 on Friday. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Falcons were the better team in the second half.
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Foothill got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Anthony Taylor out in front who rushed for 81 yards and a pair of TDs on only ten carries, and also picked up 97 receiving yards and one touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Taylor a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Another signal caller making a difference was Ayden Waier, who threw for 224 yards and three TDs while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis fell victim to Liberty and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 45-0 loss at the hands of the Patriots. The Diamondbacks' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Foothill is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.2 points over those games. As for Desert Oasis, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
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