Pleasant Grove is 2-8 against Elk Grove since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pleasant Grove Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Elk Grove Thundering Herd at 7:30 p.m.
Pleasant Grove is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They fell 54-44 to Sheldon. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 533rd, while the Huskies are ranked 217th).
Elk Grove played in conference for the first time on Wednesday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They took down Cosumnes Oaks 75-60. The Thundering Herd pushed the score to 62-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolfpack cut but never quite recovered from.
Elk Grove's win came from a few key players Pleasant Grove will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Danny Dennaoui, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Noah Hargrave was another key player, going 9 for 14 on his way to 20 points and three steals.
Elk Grove was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Pleasant Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Elk Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
Pleasant Grove came up short against Elk Grove in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 67-58. Thankfully for Pleasant Grove, Vinny Gonzales (who went 10 of 16 en route to 30 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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