The Grant Pacers will take on the Elk Grove Thundering Herd at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Elk Grove will be up against a hot Grant squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Grant was the clear victors by a 61-38 margin over Cordova on Friday. Given the Pacers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Lancers are ranked 939th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Elk Grove came up short against Sheldon on Wednesday and fell 69-61. The Thundering Herd haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Grant will need to focus on slowing down Danny Dennaoui, one of several Elk Grove players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5-for-12 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Raga, who went 5-for-9 en route to 15 points and five boards.
Elk Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Grant, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
Grant beat Elk Grove 62-55 in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Does Grant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elk Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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