Mt. Pleasant Tigers (Mt. Pleasant, TX) supporters left the game happy Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting Marshall Mavericks (Marshall, TX), 56-21 in a league match.

With the victory, Mt. Pleasant advances its record to 8-4 on the year. The Tigers travel to Jacksonville (Jacksonville, TX) to face the Fightin' Indians in a 5A Region II District 10 match on Friday, December 20. The Fightin' Indians enter the match with a record of 16-3. Jacksonville won 63-50 in their recent league match against Texas (Texarkana, TX)

The Mavericks now own a 2-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Center for a non-league match on Friday, December 27.