The Pleasant Grove Eagles will face off against the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pleasant Grove's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight contests.
Pleasant Grove is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Sheldon just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Huskies. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Huskies are ranked 332nd).
Meanwhile, Cosumnes Oaks slipped by Laguna Creek 7-6 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolfpack.
Cosumnes Oaks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Aliva Ray, Bailey Rademaker, and Amyah Avila picked up one apiece.
Pleasant Grove's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Cosumnes Oaks, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Pleasant Grove took their victory against Cosumnes Oaks in their previous meeting on October 1st by a conclusive 33-13. In that contest, Pleasant Grove amassed a halftime lead of 26-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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