Richland is 8-2 against Mt. Pleasant since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Richland Raiders will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Richland came up short against Loretto and fell 63-51. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mt. Pleasant faced off against Grace Christian Academy on Tuesday. Mt. Pleasant fell 63-53 to Grace Christian Academy. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Avery Johnson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Jakyri McClure was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 16 points plus seven rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Mt. Pleasant smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mt. Pleasant fell to 2-1. As for Richland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Richland took their victory against Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 70-48. Will Richland repeat their success, or does Mt. Pleasant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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