It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakewood can now relate to. They fell just short of the Foothill Knights by a score of 38-35 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lancers have suffered since September 8, 2023.
Foothill got their win 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. Gouvion is becoming a predictor of Foothill's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Mancini, who picked up 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Foothill, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Lakewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Foothill, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Palos Verdes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Foothill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.8 points per game this season.
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