It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Moorpark can now relate to. They fell just short of the Foothill Knights by a score of 30-28 on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Musketeers have let down their home crowd.
Loss or not, Moorpark got some senior leadership from Luke Eldridge and Tyler Huisenga. Eldridge threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns, while Huisenga picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Moorpark wouldn't let Foothill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Adam Rodriguez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
The critical scores for Foothill came from Zach Schutt, Nathan Gouvion, Mike Galey, and Nico Mancini. Jake Lind was another key player, throwing for 209 yards and two touchdowns.
Moorpark's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3. As for Foothill, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Moorpark does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Foothill, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lakewood at 7:00 p.m.
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