Football Preview: Whitehouse Wildcats vs. Mt. Pleasant Tigers
The Whitehouse Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Pleasant took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Whitehouse, who comes in off a win.
Whitehouse will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Paris on Friday. Everything went Whitehouse's way against Paris as Whitehouse made off with a 55-35 win. Whitehouse pushed the score to 41-14 by the end of the third, a deficit Paris cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Carter Mclaughlin, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jackson Gary was another key player, throwing for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Whitehouse was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 24-14 to Sulphur Springs. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 477th, while the Wildcats are ranked 227th).
The victory got Whitehouse back to even at 2-2. As for Mt. Pleasant, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Whitehouse against Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. In that match, Whitehouse amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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