The Monterey Trail Mustangs will head out to challenge the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monterey Trail has four straight victories, Cosumnes Oaks has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Monterey Trail is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-8 win over Franklin. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Wildcats are ranked 467th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
D'ADRIEN SANDERS continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 208 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards. ODIE JEFFERSON was another key rusher, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Monterey Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cosumnes Oaks' offense. They lost 24-0 to Pleasant Grove on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Wolfpack have lost by exactly 24 points.
The victory got Monterey Trail back to even at 4-4. As for Cosumnes Oaks, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Monterey Trail against Cosumnes Oaks when the teams last played back in April of 2021, as the squad secured a 57-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monterey Trail since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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