The Mt. Pleasant Cardinals can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They really took it to James Lick for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-47 victory on the road. The score was close at the half, but Mt. Pleasant pulled away in the second half with 50 points.
Elias Galey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that he pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dareuis Williams, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Mt. Pleasant is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for James Lick, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-20.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mt. Pleasant will take on the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive. As for James Lick, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Gunderson will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.