Baseball Game Preview: Mount Pleasant Tigers vs. Carson Cougars

Tigers

Runs

04/17/25 vs North Stanly	0
04/16/25 @ South Rowan	3
04/15/25 @ North Stanly	3
04/11/25 @ Union Academy	6
04/10/25 vs Union Academy	6
+ 16 more games

The Mount Pleasant Tigers will square off against the Carson Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount Pleasant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Mount Pleasant's offense. They came up short against North Stanly on Thursday, falling 8-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.

Mount Pleasant got a good showing from Mason Ferguson, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Ferguson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Mount Pleasant saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keaton Lee, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

Meanwhile, Carson entered their tilt with South Rowan on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged out the Raiders 6-4.

Carson also got a great performance from Kendal Sifford as he tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.

On the hitting side, Cameron Williamson was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ryan Snyder, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.

Carson hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.

Mount Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Carson, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.

Mount Pleasant suffered a grim 15-9 defeat to Carson in their previous matchup back in March of 2020. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.