Texas High School Basketball - Texas can't hold off Mt. Pleasant
January 14, 2011: Texarkana, TX 75503 The Mt. Pleasant Tigers basketball team scored 35 points and held the host Texas Tigers to 34 in the Tigers league triumph on Friday.
The Tigers now sport a 6-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Royse City for a 4A Region II District 13 contest on Tuesday, January 18. Mt. Pleasant will meet a Bulldogs team coming off a 59-43 league win over Greenville (Greenville, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 10-13.
With the defeat, Texas moves to 12-9 on the year. The Tigers travel to Sulphur Springs (Sulphur Springs, TX) to face the Wildcats in a 4A Region II District 13 match on Tuesday, January 18. The Wildcats enter the match with a record of 4-10. Sulphur Springs lost 67-45 in their recent league match against Greenville (Greenville, TX)