The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will head out to take on the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Laguna Creek will have to contend with a Elk Grove squad hungry for a win, something the team hasn't seen since December 6. Elk Grove fell just short of Sheldon by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Thundering Herd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 762nd, while the Huskies are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Laguna Creek hadn't done well against Cosumnes Oaks recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Laguna Creek's defense stepped up to hand Cosumnes Oaks a 1-0 shutout. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cardinals as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Laguna Creek's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-7. As for Elk Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-3.
Elk Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Laguna Creek in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elk Grove since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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