Football Recap: Mt. Pleasant Takes Down East Hickman County in a Playoff Battle + How To Watch

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

09/26/25 vs Scotts Hill	49
08/28/25 vs Zion Christian Academy	49
08/22/25 @ Battle Creek	41
09/19/25 vs Riverside	36
10/30/25 @ Loretto	30

It's playoff time, and Mt. Pleasant had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past the East Hickman County Eagles 28-0 on Thursday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 28 points or more this season.

Mt. Pleasant was led to victory by Kayden McCrory and Payton Niehaus. McCrory rushed for 104 yards and two TDs on only 13 carries, while Niehaus picked up 129 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Niehaus' longest reception was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mt. Pleasant proved: they limited East Hickman County to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank A.J. Seiber for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mt. Pleasant didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.7.

Mt. Pleasant's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.3 points on average over those games. As for East Hickman County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.

Mt. Pleasant didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-16 loss against Milan on the 14th. East Hickman County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.