Football Preview: Mt. Pleasant Tigers vs. Jacksonville Fightin' Indians
The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will head out to square off against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Pleasant is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Mt. Pleasant is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Texas on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mt. Pleasant was dealt a 49-21 loss at the hands of Texas. While losing is never fun, Mt. Pleasant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while Texas is ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of Marshall.
Jacksonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brendan Richards and Jordyn McGowan.
Mt. Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Mt. Pleasant has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Jacksonville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 189.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Mt. Pleasant against Jacksonville when the teams last played back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 51-13 win. In that match, Mt. Pleasant amassed a halftime lead of 27-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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