The Sheldon Huskies will challenge the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Sheldon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Sheldon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 38 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Elk Grove on Friday. They came up short against the Thundering Herd, falling 32-7. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 201st).
Meanwhile, Laguna Creek came up short against Elk Grove last Friday and fell 38-31. The Cardinals gained 169 more yards on the day, but it was the Thundering Herd that made the best use of them.
Despite their defeat, Laguna Creek saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Mitchell Labrado, who threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most rushing yards Labrado has posted since back in September of 2023. Another back making a difference was Armon Thorntona, who gained 152 total yards and two touchdowns.
Sheldon's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Laguna Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything went Sheldon's way against Laguna Creek in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as Sheldon made off with a 39-13 victory. In that match, Sheldon amassed a halftime lead of 33-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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