Elk Grove and Grant squared off in some playoff action  on Wednesday, but Elk Grove had to settle for second. They took  a  70-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grant Pacers. The Thundering Herd were not able to make up for their  loss to the Pacers from their previous meeting  back in February of 2022.

 Noah Hargrave
| 02/19/25 @ Grant | 21 | 
| 02/12/25 @ Sheldon | 16 | 
| 02/07/25 vs Franklin | 12 | 
| 02/05/25 @ Pleasant Grove | 7 | 
| 02/03/25 vs Cosumnes Oaks | 31 | 
| + 23 more games | 
 Elk Grove's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was   Noah Hargrave, who  went 8-for-16  en route to 21 points. Hargrave continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's  played. The team also got some help courtesy of  Danny Dennaoui, who  posted eight  points.
Elk Grove is  on  a  three-game losing streak  that has dropped them down to 17-11. As for Grant, they have  been performing  incredibly well recently as they've  won six of their last seven games,  which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record  this season.
 Elk Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Grant, they will square off against Woodcreek at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. Grant knows how to get  points on the board -- the  squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Woodcreek likes a good challenge.
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