Two dominant backs in Kayden McCrory and Micah Godfrey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the East Hickman County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, everything came up roses for Mt. Pleasant against Loretto as the team secured a 37-7 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 28 points or more this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mt. Pleasant's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Easton Plunkett, E.J. Duberry, and Alexzander Armstrong, who each picked up one sack apiece.
East Hickman County not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since October 25, 2024 (when they won 43-6). They were the clear victors by a 26-6 margin over Houston County. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Godfrey and Preston Mitchell. Godfrey had a great game and rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Mitchell was balling out in the loss, rushing for 175 yards and one score while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
East Hickman County's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Mt. Pleasant, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Everything came up roses for Mt. Pleasant against East Hickman County when the teams last played back in October, as the squad secured a 36-6 victory. In that matchup, the Tigers amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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