Pleasant Grove and St. Michael Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Pleasant Grove had to settle for second. They took a 38-24 bruising from the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals. The match marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, Pleasant Grove still got an impressive performance from Collin Moore, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Moore's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Tremell Washington also helped out with an impressive 107 receiving yards.
Noah Moss continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Michael Catholic, rushing for 235 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 38 receiving yards. Moss also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making three total tackles (3.0 for loss). Brody Jones was another key player, picking up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pleasant Grove's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2. As for St. Michael Catholic, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Pleasant Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Michael Catholic, they will challenge Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Michael Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
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