The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Lewis County Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Mt. Pleasant has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 404 points over their last six contests.
Mt. Pleasant pushed their score all the way to 58 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 71-58 to Summertown.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nick Brown, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Jakyri McClure, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lewis County's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their 12th straight defeat. They suffered a rough 64-40 defeat at the hands of Loretto. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lewis County in their matchups with Loretto: they've now lost eight in a row.
Mt. Pleasant's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6. As for Lewis County, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 13 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Mt. Pleasant strolled past Lewis County in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 78-63. Will Mt. Pleasant repeat their success, or does Lewis County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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