Laguna Creek is on a three-game streak of home losses, Pleasant Grove a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Laguna Creek Cardinals will host the Pleasant Grove Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Grove took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Laguna Creek, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Laguna Creek turned things around against Cosumnes Oaks on Wednesday. They walked away with a 71-58 win over the Wolfpack.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove ended up a good deal behind Elk Grove on Wednesday and lost 58-44. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 198th).
Laguna Creek will need focus on slowing down Christopher Billy, one of several Pleasant Grove players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points and six rebounds. Pharrell Williams was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Pleasant Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Laguna Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 7-17.
Laguna Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Pleasant Grove in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 65-62. Will Laguna Creek repeat their success, or does Pleasant Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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