Mt. Pleasant is 1-9 against Heritage since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mt. Pleasant Oilers are taking a road trip to square off against the Heritage Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Mt. Pleasant came up short against Midland and fell 49-41. While losing is never fun, the Oilers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Chemics are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Heritage lost to Midland at home by a 53-36 margin on Tuesday.
Heritage's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-3. As for Mt. Pleasant, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Mt. Pleasant didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Heritage in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 46-42 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Pleasant since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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