Elk Grove hasn't had much luck against Cosumnes Oaks recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will venture away from home to challenge the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Elk Grove is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Monterey Trail, falling 69-15. 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 1016th, while the Mustangs are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Cosumnes Oaks managed to keep up with Sheldon until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Cosumnes Oaks lost 63-42 to Sheldon. The Wolfpack have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elk Grove will have to keep a close watch on Sophia Mendenhall and Caitlin Subejano, a pair of players who had a big impact on Cosumnes Oaks' prior game. Mendenhall went 7 for 15 en route to 19 points and six boards, while Subejano posted 16 points and three steals. That was a full 38.1% of Cosumnes Oaks' points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Cosumnes Oaks smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Cosumnes Oaks' defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Elk Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Elk Grove lost to Cosumnes Oaks on the road by a decisive 37-19 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Elk Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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