If Mount Pleasant was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Albemarle last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mount Pleasant Tigers fell 3-1 to the North Stanly Comets on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Comets: they've now lost five in a row.
Mount Pleasant started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-9, 25-7, 25-19.
North Stanly found their leader in underclassman Landon Kimrey, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Mount Pleasant's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for North Stanly, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withUnion Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Pleasant is facing Union Academy at the right time seeing as Union Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for North Stanly, they will face off against Pinecrest at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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