The Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack will head out to take on the Monterey Trail Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Cosumnes Oaks has given up an average of 34 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cosumnes Oaks is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Pleasant Grove on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Wolfpack came up short against the Eagles, falling 40-20. While the Wolfpack had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Eagles 6-0.
Meanwhile, Monterey Trail didn't have too much trouble with Franklin on Friday as they won 28-10. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Wildcats are ranked 263rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monterey Trail's win came from a few key players Cosumnes Oaks will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Odie Jefferson, who rushed for 180 yards and one score. Another player making a difference was Albert Dennis, who rushed for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Monterey Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Monterey Trail is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.6 points over those games. As for Cosumnes Oaks, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Cosumnes Oaks was dealt a bruising 63-6 loss at the hands of Monterey Trail in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Wolfpack were down 56-0.
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