The Nacogdoches Dragons will venture away from home to challenge the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Nacogdoches focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Nacogdoches' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Marshall on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Mavericks. The Dragons have struggled against the Mavericks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Pleasant). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Jacksonville 41-8. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Fightin' Indians are ranked 647th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nacogdoches' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Mt. Pleasant, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Nacogdoches has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 226.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mt. Pleasant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 157.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Nacogdoches came up short against Mt. Pleasant when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 27-22. Thankfully for Nacogdoches, Mason Mcminn (who threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
