Basketball Game Preview: Mt. Pleasant Tigers vs. Giles County Bobcats

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Mt. Pleasant Tigers face off against the Giles County Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Mt. Pleasant has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Last Tuesday, everything went Mt. Pleasant's way against Zion Christian Academy as Mt. Pleasant made off with a 70-49 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.

Ryan Benderman

Points

12/10/24 vs Zion Christian Academy	17
12/09/24 @ East Hickman County	17
12/06/24 @ Richland	15
12/03/24 vs Grace Christian Academy	17
12/02/24 @ Hampshire	16

Ryan Benderman was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Hollis, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Giles County entered their tilt with Lincoln County on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They managed a 68-63 victory over the Falcons.

Mt. Pleasant's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Giles County, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Mt. Pleasant and Giles County were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Mt. Pleasant came up empty-handed after a 52-51 defeat. Can Mt. Pleasant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.