The Pleasant Grove Eagles will challenge the Elk Grove Thundering Herd at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pleasant Grove has three straight victories, Elk Grove has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, Pleasant Grove slipped by Sheldon 53-52.
Meanwhile, Elk Grove lost to Cosumnes Oaks at home by a 37-19 margin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Thundering Herd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 982nd, while the Wolfpack are ranked 335th).
Elk Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Pleasant Grove, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
Everything came up roses for Pleasant Grove against Elk Grove in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 56-14 victory. In that contest, Pleasant Grove amassed a halftime lead of 35-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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