Pleasant Grove triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Nathan Ruff
By Team Reports
Jan 1, 2024, 10:57am
Recap: Pleasant Grove Eagles vs. Fresno Christian Eagles
On Saturday, Pleasant Grove didn't have too much trouble with Fresno Christian on the road as they won 63-49. The win made it back-to-back wins for Pleasant Grove.
Nathan Ruff was the offensive standout of the matchup as he scored 18 points along with five rebounds. That's the first time this season that he scored 15 or more points. Elijah Sykes was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five assists.
Pleasant Grove has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Fresno Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Pleasant Grove and Davis will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Davis knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Pleasant Grove likes a good challenge. Fresno Christian and Frontier will face off at 4:30 p.m. on January 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Frontier focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.