The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will head out on the road to take on the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Elk Grove has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Laguna Creek will come in with three straight wins.
Last Monday, Elk Grove had to suffer through a 60-10 loss at the hands of Sheldon. 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 1017th, while the Huskies are ranked 348th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Laguna Creek duked it out withFranklin on Monday. Laguna Creek enjoyed a cozy 51-37 victory over Franklin.
Laguna Creek found their leader in freshman Alyson Aguirre-Hernandez, who posted 15 points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks. Those three blocks gave Aguirre-Hernandez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jestine Tofi, who had eight points and eight boards.
Laguna Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive contests.
Laguna Creek's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Elk Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Elk Grove might still be hurting after the 53-33 defeat they got from Laguna Creek in their previous matchup on January 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tofi, who scored 19 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. Now that Elk Grove knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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