The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Lindale Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Mt. Pleasant is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Crandall by a score of 30-27 on Friday.
Even if they lost, Mt. Pleasant's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. A'Shad Smith was especially locked on to Crandall's QB and sacked him twice. Smith's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks, forcing two fumbles, and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss). Another thorn in Crandall's side was Nehemiah Savage, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lindale gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. They walked away with a 35-27 win over Hallsville. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Bobcats are ranked 549th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mt. Pleasant came up short against Lindale when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 41-28. Will Mt. Pleasant have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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