Mt. Pleasant had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 29-point drubbing they dealt Texas on Friday. The Mt. Pleasant Tigers breezed by the Texas Tigers to the tune of 65-36. Given Mt. Pleasant's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while Texas is ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tigers
| 01/17/25 vs Texas | 65-36 |
| 01/14/25 @ Hallsville | 41-38 |
| 01/11/25 vs Tyler | 56-39 |
| 01/07/25 @ Nacogdoches | 47-38 |
| 01/03/25 @ Whitehouse | 52-28 |
The victory was the fifth in a row for Mt. Pleasant, bringing their record for this year to 20-4. As for Texas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Marshall the next time they take the court. Texas will host Marshall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Mt. Pleasant will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th.
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