Football Preview: Elk Grove Thundering Herd vs. Franklin Wildcats
On Thursday Elk Grove will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Franklin Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Elk Grove's offense hasn't had much luck over their past ten matchups, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Elk Grove is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Monterey Trail on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Elk Grove lost 26-6 to Monterey Trail.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin). They blew past Sacramento, posting a 50-7 win at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Kalani Phearson was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 275 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. Aletha Singleton was another key player, picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Franklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tochi Ojije and Taliyah Bell.
Elk Grove's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Elk Grove came up short against Franklin when the teams last played on October 1st, falling 24-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Singleton, who picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Elk Grove knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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