Sunnyvale are on the road again on Friday to play the Pleasant Grove Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Sunnyvale lost to Van on the road by a 28-14 margin.
Sunnyvale might have lost, but man, Jaden Cross was a machine: he picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards. Cross also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Kilgore on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 37-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 30th).
Sunnyvale's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2. As for Pleasant Grove, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Sunnyvale suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Pleasant Grove in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sunnyvale was down 28-7.
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