The Pleasant Grove Eagles will challenge the Franklin Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Franklin better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Pleasant Grove really get things going. Pleasant Grove never let Cosumnes Oaks onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Wednesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Wolfpack are ranked 936th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Grove's offense was hitting Cosumnes Oaks from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Franklin put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Sheldon, sneaking past 2-1.
Franklin's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three games. As for Pleasant Grove, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Pleasant Grove might still be hurting after the 6-1 loss they got from Franklin in their previous meeting last Monday. Can Pleasant Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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