Pleasant Grove hasn't had much luck against St. Francis recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pleasant Grove Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the St. Francis Troubadours at 3:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Pleasant Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Davis Sr. out 2-1. Aubree Davis had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Eagles got from the refs.
Adalynn Alley and Emma Buettner scored both of Pleasant Grove's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, St. Francis kept a clean sheet against River City on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders, sneaking past 1-0. Given the Troubadours' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Raiders are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Grove pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those five matches. As for St. Francis, their record is now 14-5.
Pleasant Grove came up short against St. Francis in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Pleasant Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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