The Pleasant Grove Hawks will head out to square off against the Gilmer Buckeyes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Gilmer likes a good challenge.
Pleasant Grove's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 63-0 victory over Spring Hill. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Hawks' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Panthers are ranked 621st).
Meanwhile, Gilmer came up short against Van on Friday and fell 48-38. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (36), the Buckeyes still had to take the loss.
Pleasant Grove will have to keep a close watch on Zade Taylor and Solomon Jackson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Gilmer's prior game. Taylor threw for 341 yards and five touchdowns, while Jackson picked up 209 receiving yards and three scores. Trace Haynes was in the mix too, providing Gilmer with two TDs.
Even if they lost, Gilmer's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Trey Lee was the leader with two.
Pleasant Grove's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Gilmer, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Pleasant Grove strolled past Gilmer in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a score of 27-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks 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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