Football Preview: Mt. Pleasant Tigers vs. Hallsville Bobcats
The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will square off against the Hallsville Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Pleasant will be strutting in after a victory while Hallsville will be coming in after a defeat.
Mt. Pleasant is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 57-7 win over Nacogdoches. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Dragons are ranked 572nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tony Grant was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He has become a key player for Mt. Pleasant: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise. Dexter King was in the mix too, providing Mt. Pleasant with two touchdowns.
Mt. Pleasant was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hallsville just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Marshall, falling 35-7. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
This is the second loss in a row for Hallsville and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Mt. Pleasant, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-6.
Mt. Pleasant strolled past Hallsville when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 52-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Pleasant since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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