Football Preview: Mt. Pleasant Tigers vs. East Hickman County Eagles
After each having a week off, the Mt. Pleasant Tigers and the East Hickman County Eagles will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mt. Pleasant will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played back in September but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed last Friday was a bit more commanding. They were outmatched by Donelson Christian Academy on the road and fell 44-6. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Meanwhile, East Hickman County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs out 43-40.
East Hickman County had a senior duo take command as Matthew Sloan rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns and Dakota Ragsdale rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. Sloan's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Hickman County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for Mt. Pleasant and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for East Hickman County, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Mt. Pleasant against East Hickman County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 34-0 victory. Will Mt. Pleasant repeat their success, or does East Hickman County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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