The Palos Verdes Sea Kings will face off against the Foothill Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palos Verdes is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Palos Verdes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 27-13 win over Mayfair.
Palos Verdes found their leader in sophomore Josh Williams, who picked up three sacks and made ten total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Palos Verdes' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Williams was especially locked on to Mayfair's QB and sacked him three times. With that strong performance, Williams is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Foothill and Lakewood met for a duel on Friday where Foothill came out on top. Foothill came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakewood , sneaking past 38-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Foothill got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nathan Gouvion out in front who rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Foothill is 5-2 when Gouvion posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Mancini, who picked up 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Palos Verdes is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.5 points per game. As for Foothill, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Palos Verdes was able to grind out a solid victory over Foothill in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, winning 17-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palos Verdes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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