The Pleasant Grove Eagles will face off against the Sheldon Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Grove is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Pleasant Grove's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Monterey Trail 40-0 at home. Considering the Eagles have won ten games by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Kate Myers, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Her longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain her lofty yards per carry total. Ella Dees got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pleasant Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Pleasant Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mikayla MacPhail, Emmelyn Goodpasture, Kayla Brandon, and Dees picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 19-19 at halftime, Sheldon was not quite Florin's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 35-33.
Pleasant Grove's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Sheldon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Everything came up roses for Pleasant Grove against Sheldon when the teams last played back in September, as the squad secured a 34-6 victory. 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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