Football Recap: Elk Grove Comes Up Short

Thundering Herd

Previous 5 Games

09/11/25 vs Pleasant Grove	20-40
09/09/25 vs Florin	38-12
09/04/25 @ Johnson	13-6
08/26/25 @ Natomas	26-12
08/23/25 @ Destiny Christian Academy	13-22

After flying high against Florin on Tuesday, Elk Grove came back down to earth. The Thundering Herd lost 40-20 to the Pleasant Grove Eagles on Thursday. The Thundering Herd's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Elk Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Pleasant Grove, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.

Elk Grove and Pleasant Grove should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Thundering Herd (ranked 109th) will meet Laguna Creek (ranked 475th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove will square off against Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (143 vs. 343).