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| 12/20/19 - Away | 47-62 L |
| 02/06/18 - Away | 52-37 W |
| 01/16/18 - Home | 52-40 W |
| 02/07/17 - Home | 52-44 W |
| 01/17/17 - Away | 80-46 W |
| + 4 more games |
Elk Grove is 7-2 against Monterey Trail since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will head out on the road to challenge the Monterey Trail Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Elk Grove is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Laguna Creek just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 53-33 to the Cardinals. 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 976th, while the Cardinals are ranked 415th).
Meanwhile, Monterey Trail strolled past Sheldon with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 71-55. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Monterey Trail's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Elk Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Things could have been worse for Elk Grove, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 62-47 loss to Monterey Trail when the teams last played back in December of 2019. Can Elk Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
