The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Loretto Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Pleasant's defense has only allowed 9.4 points per game this season, so Loretto's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mt. Pleasant is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lewis County just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 27-16 to the Panthers. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although Mt. Pleasant took the loss, they still got scores from Payton Niehaus and Jaylen Easterling.
Meanwhile, Loretto fell victim to Bolivar Central and their airtight defense on Friday. The contest between the Mustangs and the Tigers didn't end well, with the Mustangs falling 14-0. Considering the last time the Mustangs couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Loretto's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-2.
Mt. Pleasant ended up a good deal behind Loretto in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, losing 28-12. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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