Mt. Pleasant suffered their biggest loss since December 17, 2024 on Wednesday. They were beaten by the Live Oak Acorns 70-38. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Acorns recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Mt. Pleasant saw an underclassman step up: freshman Derrick Norfleet posted 21 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Arroyo, who put up four points and six boards.
Devon DeHaro was nothing short of spectacular for Live Oak: he went 7 of 11 on his way to 21 points. Those 21 points gave DeHaro a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Lozano, who scored nine points and seven assists.
Mt. Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Live Oak, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-10.
Mt. Pleasant is taking a road trip to take on Ann Sobrato at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Pleasant is facing Ann Sobrato at the right time seeing as Ann Sobrato is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Live Oak, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Gilroy at 7:00 p.m. Live Oak is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season.
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