The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will challenge the Pleasant Grove Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Elk Grove has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Pleasant Grove will come in with three straight wins.
Last Wednesday, Elk Grove ended up a good deal behind Cosumnes Oaks and lost 37-19. While losing is never fun, the Thundering Herd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 982nd, while the Wolfpack are ranked 335th).
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove slipped by Sheldon 53-52 on Wednesday.
Elk Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Pleasant Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
Elk Grove took a serious blow against Pleasant Grove in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 56-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Elk Grove was down 35-8.
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