Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Mt. Pleasant

Oilers

Previous Games

01/28/25 vs Big Rapids	53-45
01/24/25 vs Davison	41-33
01/16/25 vs Central	62-23
01/14/25 vs Bay City Western	47-41
01/09/25 @ Garber	50-46
+ 3 more games

Mt. Pleasant had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Big Rapids Cardinals by a score of 53-45. That's two games straight that the Oilers have won by exactly eight points.

Mt. Pleasant pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Big Rapids, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-2.

Mt. Pleasant will take on Midland at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Midland will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Mt. Pleasant surely won't give up without a fight. As for Big Rapids, they will square off against Tri County Area at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Big Rapids is facing Tri County Area at the right time seeing as Tri County Area is stuck on a three-game losing streak.