Elk Grove managed to keep up with Franklin until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd lost 71-48 to the Franklin Wildcats. 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 206th, while the Wildcats are ranked 67th).
Jason Raga
| 02/07/25 vs Franklin | 13 |
| 02/05/25 @ Pleasant Grove | 11 |
| 02/03/25 vs Cosumnes Oaks | 9 |
| 01/31/25 @ Monterey Trail | 6 |
| 01/29/25 vs Laguna Creek | 5 |
| + 18 more games |
Elk Grove lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jason Raga, who went 5 of 11 to rack up 13 points. Raga continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Danny Dennaoui, who posted five points and eight boards.
Aiden Rollins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Franklin, going 10 for 18 on his way to 27 points along with six rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Juarros, who had six points in addition to seven boards and six assists.
Elk Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Franklin, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-5.
Coming up, Elk Grove will challenge Sheldon at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Sheldon's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups. As for Franklin, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wildcats duke it out with the Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.7 points per game this season.
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