Monterey Trail came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over the Elk Grove Thundering Herd. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Monterey Trail had a senior duo take command as D'ADRIEN SANDERS rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries and GABE CORONADO rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Monterey Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Monterey Trail's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. As for Elk Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Monterey Trail will be playing in front of their home fans against Edison at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Monterey Trail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.5 points per game this season. Elk Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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