The Mount Pleasant Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the North Stanly Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mount Pleasant will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, everything went Mount Pleasant's way against Albemarle as Mount Pleasant made off with a 30-8 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Stanly, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down South Stanly 29-12 on Friday.
A big part of North Stanly's victory came down to the chemistry between Charlie Shaver and his top target Jaylon Mckoy. Shaver threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes while Mckoy picked up 57 receiving yards.
North Stanly didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Nathan Helms led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Solomon Hudson is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Sosa Murphy was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making seven total tackles.
Mount Pleasant's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for North Stanly, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Mount Pleasant ended up a good deal behind North Stanly in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 33-16. Can Mount Pleasant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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