The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will take on the Mira Loma Matadors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Mira Loma will have to contend with a Elk Grove team hungry for a win, something the squad hasn't seen since the sixth. Elk Grove might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Franklin an easy 3-0 victory. While losing is never fun, the Thundering Herd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 761st, while the Wildcats are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Mira Loma fell victim to Center and their airtight defense last Friday. They lost 3-0 to the Cougars. The Matadors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mira Loma's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3. As for Elk Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-2.
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