Elk Grove was the 6-3 winner over Monterey Trail when they last played one another back in December of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd fell just short of the Monterey Trail Mustangs by a score of 2-1 on Friday. 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 714th, while the Mustangs are ranked 314th).
Elk Grove's goal came courtesy of Elias Gutierrez, which was the first he's scored this season.
Elk Grove's loss dropped their record down to 3-8-4. As for Monterey Trail, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7-2.
Elk Grove is taking a road trip to take on Cosumnes Oaks at 6:00 p.m. on January 24th. As for Monterey Trail, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Laguna Creek on the 22nd.
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