Pleasant Grove easily dispatched Oak Grove last Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Pleasant Grove Spartans fell just short of the Gardendale Rockets by a score of 59-56 on Tuesday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-59 back in November of 2024.
Defeat or not, Pleasant Grove got some senior leadership from Eithen Everson and Lealon Hunter. Everson posted 16 points, while Hunter put up 17 points. Hunter is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Malik Dean was another key player, putting up eight points.
Pleasant Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14-1 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Gardendale, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-16.
Pleasant Grove has already played their next game, a 44-43 loss against Indian Springs on the 3rd. As for Gardendale, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 46-43 defeat against Leeds on the 30th.
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