Football Recap: Mt. Pleasant Tigers vs. Jacksonville Fightin' Indians
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Pleasant). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-8 win over the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Fightin' Indians are ranked 647th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Mt. Pleasant came from Bj Brannon, Tony Grant, and Dexter King.
Mt. Pleasant didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Decorian Thompson and Jerimaih Johnson. Another thorn in Jacksonville's side was A'Shad Smith, who made 14 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Mt. Pleasant's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Jacksonville, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Mt. Pleasant didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-7 win against Nacogdoches on the 1st. As for Jacksonville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 48-7 loss against Texas on the 1st.
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