Football Preview: Pleasant Grove Eagles vs. Tokay Tigers
The Pleasant Grove Eagles will face off against the Tokay Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pleasant Grove's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Lodi, posting a 41-0 win on the road. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Flames are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bobby Mitchell went supernova for Pleasant Grove, rushing for 82 yards and three touchdowns. Another back making a difference was D.J. Oropeza, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pleasant Grove was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 422 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lodi only gained 245.
Meanwhile, Tokay came up short against Laguna Creek on Friday, falling 62-40. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tokay might have lost, but man, Jeremiah Rodriguez was a machine: he picked up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Rodriguez was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 61 yards. Another player making a difference was Jayden Barba, who threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory made it two in a row for Pleasant Grove and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Tokay, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
