Elk Grove waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 38-31 win over the Laguna Creek Cardinals.
David Hale was his usual excellent self, rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Austin Maze also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elk Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Loss or not, Laguna Creek got some senior leadership from Mitchell Labrado and Armon Thorntona. Labrado threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns, while Thorntona gained 152 total yards and two touchdowns. Labrado's passing game has become a key predictor of Laguna Creek's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-4 otherwise. Dereus Counts was Labrado's top target, picking up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Elk Grove's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Laguna Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Sheldon the next time they take the field. Elk Grove will head out to face Sheldon at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, while Laguna Creek will host them at 7:15 p.m. on October 25th.
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