With a playoff game on the line, the Elk Grove Thundering Herd rose to the challenge  on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a  4-0 shutout. That four goal margin sets a new team best for Elk Grove this season.
 They hit Kennedy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from 
 Angad Singh (2), 
 Ty De La Rosa,  and 
 Angelo Ghio.
 Elk Grove's win bumped their record up to 8-4-8. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8-4.
 Elk Grove didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next  game, a  2-1  win vs. Vacaville on the 13th. Kennedy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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