After two games on the road, Pleasant Grove is heading back home. They will host the Monterey Trail Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Grove's defense has only allowed 9.8 points per game this season, so Monterey Trail's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Pleasant Grove fought the good fight in their overtime match against Sheldon last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 6-3. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monterey Trail). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 47-0 win over Sheldon. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Huskies are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
ODIE JEFFERSON and KADEN LOVE were among the main playmakers for Monterey Trail as the former rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. JEFFERSON's longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. ISAIAH COSTLEY got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monterey Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Monterey Trail's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of COSTLEY and DEVIN PARROW.
Pleasant Grove's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Monterey Trail, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Pleasant Grove ended up a good deal behind Monterey Trail in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, losing 28-14. Thankfully for Pleasant Grove, Caleb Ramsuer (who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry) 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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