Pleasant Grove entered their contest against Monterey Trail on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Pleasant Grove Eagles and the Monterey Trail Mustangs were almost perfectly matched up, but the Pleasant Grove Eagles suffered a 21-20 loss. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Mustangs are ranked 157th).
When it comes to explaining why Pleasant Grove lost, don't look at Cole Davis. Despite the final result, he threw for 214 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also caught a touchdown. Jacob Beals was another key player, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to GABE CORONADO and he. CORONADO rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries while he rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. ODIE JEFFERSON's longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. ELIJAH FOLAU was in the mix too, providing Monterey Trail with a touchdown.
Pleasant Grove is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. As for Monterey Trail, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-4.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Franklin the next time they take the field. Pleasant Grove will head out to face Franklin at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, while Monterey Trail will host them at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
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