After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Foss is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Foss' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Mercer Island on Friday. They were beaten by the Islanders 37-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Islanders are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce made easy work of Sequim on Friday and carried off a 36-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Franklin Pierce got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Bryson Allen out in front who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Allen also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles (1.5 for loss). Jeremiah Orcutt was another key player, rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Franklin Pierce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Foss' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Franklin Pierce, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Foss was dealt a bruising 56-0 loss at the hands of Franklin Pierce when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Foss, Christian Goode (who rushed for 266 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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