Basketball Game Recap: Cannon County Lions vs. Mt. Pleasant Tigers

By Team Reports Feb 29, 2024, 8:05pm

Recap: Cannon County Lions vs. Mt. Pleasant Tigers

The Cannon County Lions waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins but they left with four. They came out on top against Mt. Pleasant by a score of 68-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

Despite the loss, Mt. Pleasant still got an impressive performance from Ryan Benderman, who scored 22 points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was Jakyri McClure, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds.

Cannon County is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Mt. Pleasant, their loss dropped their record down to 22-7.

Cannon County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mt. Pleasant, they will head out on the road to challenge Hickman County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Mt. Pleasant's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten matchups.

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