Football Preview: Bullard Panthers vs. Pleasant Grove Hawks
The Bullard Panthers will head out to face off against the Pleasant Grove Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bullard has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Pleasant Grove will arrive with six straight wins.
Bullard is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Athens on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bullard was beaten by Athens 41-6. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 605th, while the Hornets are ranked 195th).
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove strolled past Van with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 30-14.
Pleasant Grove's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.9 points per game. As for Bullard, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Bullard took a serious blow against Pleasant Grove in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, falling 55-21. Can Bullard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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