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| 01/02/25 - Home | 22-62 L |
| 12/23/21 - Neutral | 61-38 W |
| 01/16/21 - Neutral | 52-36 W |
| 12/08/17 - Away | 42-41 W |
| 12/09/16 - Neutral | 62-33 W |
| + 2 more games |
Mt. Pleasant has gone 6-1 against Laurel Highlands recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Mt. Pleasant Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Laurel Highlands Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Elizabeth Forward on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mt. Pleasant lost 57-35 to Elizabeth Forward. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Warriors are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laurel Highlands). They blew past Southmoreland, posting an 81-17 victory. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 25 points or more this season.
Laurel Highlands is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.7 points per game. As for Mt. Pleasant, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-11.
Mt. Pleasant was dealt a bruising 62-22 defeat at the hands of Laurel Highlands in their previous matchup on January 2nd. Can Mt. Pleasant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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