Basketball Preview: Pleasant Grove Vikings vs. American Fork Cavemen
Pleasant Grove has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the American Fork Cavemen at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Pleasant Grove had to settle for a 54-52 loss against the Knights. Pleasant Grove has not had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, American Fork faced the Pioneers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The match between American Fork and the Pioneers wasn't particularly close, with the Cavemen falling 80-62. American Fork's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Pleasant Grove's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-8. As for American Fork, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8.
Pleasant Grove came up short against the Cavemen when the teams last played back in January, falling 69-56. Will Pleasant Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
