Softball Recap: Mt. Pleasant Triumphs

Mt. Pleasant won the last time they faced Mildred and things went their way on Saturday too. The Mt. Pleasant Tigers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mildred Eagles 9-7. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly two runs.

The win got Mt. Pleasant back to even at 6-6-1. As for Mildred, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6.

Mt. Pleasant and Mildred could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Mt. Pleasant (ranked 322nd) will meet Whitehouse (ranked 117th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Mildred will challenge Kerens at 6:00 p.m. on Monday down 365 places (722 vs. 357).