Mt. Pleasant couldn't quite beat East Hickman County on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 38-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. The Mt. Pleasant Tigers fell just short of the East Hickman County Eagles by a score of 24-22. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Although Mt. Pleasant took the loss, they still got scores from Jayden Mcclure, Jaylen Easterling, and Evan Plunkett.
East Hickman County was led to victory by Matthew Sloan and Dakota Ragsdale. Sloan rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, while Ragsdale rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Sloan really ramped things up playing D: he picked up three sacks and made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Mt. Pleasant is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-3. As for East Hickman County, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Hickman County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East Hickman County, they will square off against Harpeth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Hickman County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.8 points per game this season.
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