Two dominant guards in Noah Hargrave and Jaylan Virgil are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will take on the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elk Grove has three straight wins, Laguna Creek has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Elk Grove beat Hillsdale 51-47. Given the Thundering Herd's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the FIGHTING KNIGHTS are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Laguna Creek played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 85-53 loss at the hands of Oak Ridge.
Elk Grove is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.9 points per game. As for Laguna Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Things could have been worse for Elk Grove, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-51 loss to Laguna Creek when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Elk Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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