The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will square off against the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Elk Grove's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Elk Grove is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Sheldon on Wednesday. Elk Grove fell just short of Sheldon by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Thundering Herd have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, neither Laguna Creek nor Cosumnes Oaks could gain the upper hand on Wednesday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Elk Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-2. With that draw, Laguna Creek's record moves to 5-2-3.
Elk Grove suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Laguna Creek when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Elk Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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