On Friday, the Elk Grove Thundering Herd humbled the Golden Valley Cougars with a 42-10 victory. Given the Thundering Herd's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Cougars are ranked 478th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
David Hale looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 60 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 41 yards and a touchdown. Elk Grove also got a significant boost from Daniel Tejada, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Tejada wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Elk Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Elk Grove's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Golden Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Elk Grove will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Franklin at 7:15 p.m. on September 20th. As for Golden Valley, they will square off against Pitman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Golden Valley is facing Pitman at the right time seeing as Pitman is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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