Pleasant Grove hadn't done well against Franklin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Eagles came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 5-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Thomas Jensen
| 03/25/26 vs Laguna Creek | 5 |
| 03/14/26 vs Folsom | 4 |
| 04/30/26 vs Franklin | 1 |
| 04/01/26 vs Bakersfield Christian | 1 |
| 03/04/26 @ Davis Sr. | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Thomas Jensen tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits. He is becoming a predictor of Pleasant Grove's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-2 (and 8-13 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Pleasant Grove saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Bantau, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Luke Nickerson was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Pleasant Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin, they dropped their record down to 18-8-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
As of now, neither Pleasant Grove nor the Wildcats have any future games scheduled.
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