Pleasant Valley is 8-2 against Foothill since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pleasant Valley Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Foothill Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pleasant Valley can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over Red Bluff on the road. With Pleasant Valley ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Quinntyn Thomas-Brass and Joseph Garcia were among the main playmakers for Pleasant Valley as the former rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries and the latter threw for 111 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Foothill didn't have too much trouble with Enterprise at home on Friday as they won 35-18.
Hunter Marchione was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 165 yards and a touchdown. Marchione was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 53 yards. Another player making a difference was Dawson Mortimer, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Pleasant Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which bumped their overall record up to 6-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Foothill, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Friday's contest might be decided on the ground as these two are both standouts in the run game. Pleasant Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 189.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 151 per game. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pleasant Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Foothill in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, sneaking past 10-7. Does Pleasant Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foothill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
