The Mt. Pleasant Tigers waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 69-50 win over Summertown. This was a revenge matchup for Mt. Pleasant, as the team was forced to settle for a 71-58 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mt. Pleasant to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nick Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Brown hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Jakyri McClure, who scored 21 points along with two steals.
Summertown lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kurt Burleson, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Burleson is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last four games he's played. Lleyton Sherman was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with two steals.
Mt. Pleasant is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Summertown, their loss dropped their record down to 22-10.
Mt. Pleasant will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Cannon County at 7:00 a.m. on February 29th. Mt. Pleasant knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine contests -- so hopefully Cannon County likes a good challenge. Summertown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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