The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will head out to challenge the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Elk Grove has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 153 points over their last three matches.
Elk Grove's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Franklin's usually-dominant defense. Elk Grove simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Franklin 69-22 at home. Given the Thundering Herd's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 441st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
David Hale continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 209 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Daniel Tejada, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Cosumnes Oaks had to suffer through a 42-6 loss at the hands of Inderkum. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolfpack in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
The victory got Elk Grove back to even at 2-2. As for Cosumnes Oaks, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Elk Grove strolled past Cosumnes Oaks in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-17. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cosumnes Oaks' Marino Fragata, who threw for 296 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Elk Grove to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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