Elk Grove lost against Sheldon back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd took a 69-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sheldon Huskies. 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 224th, while the Huskies are ranked 80th).
Elk Grove's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Danny Dennaoui, who went 5-for-12 on his way to 12 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Jason Raga, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 15 points and five rebounds.
Zion Johnson was nothing short of spectacular for Sheldon: he went 9-for-10 en route to 24 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Sykes, who went 6-for-11 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Elk Grove and nudges their season record down to 17-10. As for Sheldon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Looking ahead, Elk Grove will head out to take on Grant at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Grant will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Elk Grove surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sheldon, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 87-49 win against Laguna Creek on the 14th.
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