The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will venture away from home to face off against the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Elk Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Cosumnes Oaks likes a good challenge.
Elk Grove's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Franklin's usually-dominant defense. Elk Grove breezed by Franklin at home to the tune of 69-22. Given the Thundering Herd's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 441st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
David Hale continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 209 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Tejada, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Elk Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 513 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Elk Grove's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Lucan Amituanai was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Meanwhile, Cosumnes Oaks took a blow against Inderkum two weeks ago, falling 42-6. The Wolfpack have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game two weeks ago was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Elk Grove back to even at 2-2. As for Cosumnes Oaks, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Elk Grove strolled past Cosumnes Oaks in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-17. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cosumnes Oaks' Marino Fragata, who threw for 296 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Elk Grove to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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