Preview: Mt. Pleasant Christian Lions vs. Glen Iris Baptist Swordsmen
Mt. Pleasant Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Glen Iris Baptist Swordsmen at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Mt. Pleasant Christian walked away with it. They took down the Patriots 42-24 on Monday. Given Mt. Pleasant Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while Chilton Christian Academy is ranked 332nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
In what's become a running theme this season, Glen Iris Baptist gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They claimed a resounding 65-37 victory over Pineview Christian on the road. Glen Iris Baptist pushed the score to 53-28 by the end of the third, a deficit Pineview Christian had little chance of recovering from.
Jackson Dickey and Joshua Everett were among the main playmakers for Glen Iris Baptist as the former almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds and the latter scored 24 points along with two steals. Everett hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Elliot Dickey was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Mt. Pleasant Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Glen Iris Baptist, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Mt. Pleasant Christian and Glen Iris Baptist were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Mt. Pleasant Christian came up empty-handed after a 61-60 loss. Can Mt. Pleasant Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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