Mt. Pleasant Christian entered their contest against Rocket City on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mt. Pleasant Christian Lions came up short against the Rocket City Falcons , falling 51-31. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Mt. Pleasant Christian lost, don't look at Jon Caden Moon. Despite the final result, he had 13 points. That was a full 41.9% of Mt. Pleasant Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Brown, who posted seven points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Mt. Pleasant Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
It was another big night for Tyler Schlapman, who went 5 for 9 en route to 17 points for Rocket City. What's more, Schlapman also posted a 56% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was James David Coln, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points plus three steals.
Mt. Pleasant Christian's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. As for Rocket City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Mt. Pleasant Christian has already played their next game, a 69-64 victory against Pineview Christian on the 28th. As for Rocket City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-41 defeat against Bluegrass on the 23rd.
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