Carthage has won four straight games at home, while Pleasant Grove has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Carthage Bulldogs will welcome the Pleasant Grove Hawks at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carthage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They breezed by Krum to the tune of 56-13. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Bobcats are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasant Grove). They claimed a resounding 63-7 victory over Farmersville.
Pleasant Grove's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Carthage, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Carthage skirted past Pleasant Grove 34-31 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Does Carthage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasant Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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