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

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 2:42am

Preview: Mt. Pleasant Tigers vs. Cannon County Lions

The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Cannon County Lions on February 23rd. Mt. Pleasant will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 337th, while Cannon County is ranked 42nd).

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-22, which was the final score in Mt. Pleasant's tilt against Summertown last Tuesday. Mt. Pleasant was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-13.

Meanwhile, Cannon County had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.2 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 52-36 win over Cascade.

Mt. Pleasant has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-20 record this season. As for Cannon County, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.

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