Mt. Pleasant hasn't had much luck against Texas recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Texas Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points back in September, they were much more limited against Marshall last Friday. They lost 29-7 to the Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Mavericks are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Texas put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Marshall 43-42.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tradarian Ball and he. Ball gained 145 total yards and two touchdowns while he gained 145 total yards and two touchdowns. Javari Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was David Potter, who threw for 185 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Texas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Texas wouldn't let Marshall keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Texas can thank Darnell Williams and Kendrevion Boyce for forcing both of them.
Mt. Pleasant's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Texas, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Mt. Pleasant took a serious blow against Texas in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 58-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ball, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Mt. Pleasant knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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