Mt. Pleasant entered their match against Leland on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The game between the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals and the Leland Chargers didn't end well, with the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals falling 84-67. If the Cardinals were looking for revenge after losing 59-29 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Mauricio Heredia and Isaiah Arroyo certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Heredia posted 12 points and six rebounds, while Arroyo had 15 points. Elijah Pasibe was another key player, putting up four points.
Leland's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gurkaran Khehra, who made all 8 shots he took to post 18 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Watson, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 13 points and eight steals.
Mt. Pleasant's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-6. As for Leland, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mt. Pleasant will welcome Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mt. Pleasant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season. As for Leland, they will head out to square off against Gilroy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Leland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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