Mt. Pleasant will venture away from home to take on Texas at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mt. Pleasant is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hallsville just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Bobcats, falling 3-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Mt. Pleasant's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Texas faced off against Hallsville on Friday. The Tigers lost 4-1 to the Bobcats. While losing is never fun, Texas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 227th, while Hallsville are ranked 101st).
Texas' goal came courtesy of Robine Thielker, who's now up to three this season.
Texas' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3-1.
Mt. Pleasant got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in February of 2025 against Texas by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will Mt. Pleasant repeat their success, or does Texas has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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