The Monterey Trail Mustangs will take on the Elk Grove Thundering Herd at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Monterey Trail nor Elk Grove posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Monterey Trail's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Pleasant Grove on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 40-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Eagles are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Elk Grove was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 12-6 to Cosumnes Oaks. The Thundering Herd have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Monterey Trail has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Elk Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Monterey Trail came up short against Elk Grove in their previous matchup back in September, falling 7-0. Can Monterey Trail avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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