The Pleasant Grove Eagles will face off against the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Grove's last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, Pleasant Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Elk Grove. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 810th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Adalynn Alley was the driving force of Pleasant Grove's attack as she scored both of Pleasant Grove's goals, bringing her season total up to seven goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Laguna Creek was not quite Franklin's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Wildcats. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Laguna Creek's loss dropped their record down to 6-3-3. As for Pleasant Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.
Pleasant Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Laguna Creek when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 2-0. Will Pleasant Grove repeat their success, or does Laguna Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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