Football Preview: Pleasant Grove Eagles vs. Franklin Wildcats
The Pleasant Grove Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Franklin Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pleasant Grove comes in on eight and Franklin on five.
Pleasant Grove's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 32-0 victory over Elk Grove. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Kate Myers was her usual excellent self, throwing for 160 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. She has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last four times she's played. Corrine Misplay was in the mix too, providing Pleasant Grove with two touchdowns.
Pleasant Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sierra Giacomini and Myers.
Meanwhile, Franklin posted their biggest win since September 10th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Monterey Trail with a sharp 20-0 victory.
Pleasant Grove pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Franklin, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Pleasant Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Franklin when the teams last played back in September, but they still walked away with an 18-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Grove 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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