Preview: Elk Grove Thundering Herd vs. Florin Panthers
Elk Grove is 3-0 against Florin since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will head out on the road to face off against the Florin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-24, which was the final score in Elk Grove's tilt against Stagg on Saturday. Elk Grove was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-8.
Despite the loss, Elk Grove had strong showings from Charlotte Fuhs, who scored 7 points, and Nyla Kieu, who scored 6 points.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Florin, who are still winless after their fifth contest. They were beaten by Cordova 63-7 on Friday. Florin has struggled against Cordova recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Their wins lifted both teams to an identical 1-2.
Elk Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Florin in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 28-23 win. Will Elk Grove repeat their success, or does Florin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
