The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will face off against the Lewis County Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Pleasant is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Friday, Mt. Pleasant needed a bit of extra time to put away Summertown. They managed a 19-13 victory over the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Lewis County lost to Loretto at home by a 61-44 margin on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (32), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Lewis County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kobe Feichtinger and Bentley Kelsey. Kelsey also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 84.
Even though they lost, Lewis County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Mt. Pleasant's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Lewis County, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Mt. Pleasant took a serious blow against Lewis County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 43-14. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mt. Pleasant was down 22-0.
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