Tigers
| 01/21/25 vs Battle Creek | 99 |
| 12/02/24 @ Hampshire | 79 |
| 01/07/25 vs Hampshire | 75 |
| 12/20/24 vs Forrest | 74 |
| 12/10/24 vs Zion Christian Academy | 70 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Pleasant). They blew past the Battle Creek Grizzlies 99-38 on Tuesday. With the Tigers ahead 65-19 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
It was another big night for Ryan Benderman, who went 13 of 19 on his way to 33 points in addition to seven assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jayden McClure, who went 6 for 7 en route to 15 points and four steals.
Benderman wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Mt. Pleasant was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Mt. Pleasant is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Battle Creek, they dropped their record down to 1-18 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Mt. Pleasant Tigers duke it out with the Lewis County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Battle Creek, they will challenge Summertown at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Summertown's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
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