Football Preview: Mount Pleasant Tigers vs. West Lincoln Rebels
Mount Pleasant has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. After each having a week off, they and the West Lincoln Rebels will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mount Pleasant is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Robinson just ended the team's five-game winning streak two weeks ago. They fell 36-29 to the Bulldogs. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, a victory for West Lincoln just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 42-21 to Lincolnton. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Rebels have suffered against the Wolves since September 16, 2016.
West Lincoln's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Mount Pleasant, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
Mount Pleasant won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, slipping by West Lincoln 21-20. Will Mount Pleasant repeat their success, or does West Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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