Pleasantville couldn't quite beat Gloucester City on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 28-point loss they were dealt last Friday. The Pleasantville Greyhounds fell just short of the Gloucester City Lions by a score of 19-16. The Greyhounds were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2019.
Pleasantville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ahmad Jones, who threw for 226 yards and a touchdown. 91 of those passing yards were hauled in by Takiesse Barnes.
This is the second loss in a row for Pleasantville and nudges their season record down to 1-8. As for Gloucester City, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5.
Pleasantville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gloucester City, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Point Pleasant Boro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Gloucester City surely won't give up without a fight.
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