Basketball Recap: Foothill Piles Up the Points Against Rancho

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Previous Games

02/11/25 - Home	63-36 W
12/04/19 - Away	64-21 W
12/15/17 - Away	51-40 W
12/27/16 - Home	55-38 W
12/09/16 - Home	67-43 W
+ 5 more games

With a playoff win on the line, Foothill rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 63-36 victory over the Rancho Rams. 63 seems to be a good number for the Falcons as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Foothill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Stephanie Ezugha, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 17 boards. Ezugha has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more rebounds the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Shiloh Smith, who posted ten points and eight steals.

Foothill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.

When it comes to explaining why Rancho lost, don't look at Taylor Dagons. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 23 points and 12 boards. That was a full 63.9% of Rancho's points, marking the seventh time in a row Dagons has put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Claudia Vargas-Arellano, who scored four points along with six rebounds and four steals.

Foothill's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-12. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.3 points. As for Rancho, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.

Foothill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-50 win against Somerset Academy Losee on the 13th. Rancho does not have any more games scheduled as of now.