The Pleasant Grove Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Franklin Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Grove is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Pleasant Grove will head out to face Franklin after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Pleasant Grove was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Monterey Trail. 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).
The losing side was boosted by Cole Davis, who threw for 214 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also caught a touchdown. Pleasant Grove also got help from Jacob Beals, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Franklin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 19-6 win over Sheldon on Friday. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Wildcats were the (much) better team in the second half.
Franklin found their leader in underclassman Caden Bowers, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 82 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Bowers.
Franklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Deon Holston and Jamal Fairley.
Pleasant Grove's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Franklin, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Pleasant Grove strolled past Franklin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 37-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Grove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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