Preview: Mt. Pleasant vs. Longview
Mt. Pleasant is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Longview is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will take on the Longview Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mt. Pleasant was able to grind out a solid victory over Tyler, taking the game 3-1. Given Mt. Pleasant's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 116th, while Tyler is ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Longview sidestepped Whitehouse for a 2-1 victory.
Mt. Pleasant is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-2 record this season. As for Longview, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Mt. Pleasant suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Longview when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Mt. Pleasant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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