The Mt. Pleasant Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Pleasant knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Jacksonville likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Mt. Pleasant humbled Marshall with a 56-21 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Mavericks are ranked 1054th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville beat Texas 63-50 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fightin' Indians.
Mt. Pleasant pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Jacksonville, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Mt. Pleasant didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in February of 2021, but they still walked away with a 50-44 win. Will Mt. Pleasant repeat their success, or does Jacksonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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