Even though the Lewis County Panthers scored an imposing 65 points on Saturday, the Mt. Pleasant Tigers still came out on top. Mt. Pleasant strolled past Lewis County with points to spare, taking the game 79-65. Given Mt. Pleasant's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Lewis County is ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mt. Pleasant's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nick Brown led the charge by scoring 21 points along with six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brown has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Micah Dale, who scored 18 points along with six assists and three steals.
Mt. Pleasant is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Lewis County, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.
Mt. Pleasant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Lewis County also has no future games currently scheduled.
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