It was a proper cat-fight when Lewis County duked it out withMt. Pleasant on Friday. The Lewis County Panthers fell 64-52 to the Mt. Pleasant Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Ryan Benderman was his usual excellent self, going 11 of 19 on his way to 30 points along with six boards and four steals for Mt. Pleasant. The matchup was Benderman's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden McClure, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Lewis County's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Mt. Pleasant, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Lewis County will host Loretto at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Loretto will roll in looking for their 21st straight win, something Lewis County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mt. Pleasant, they and Hughes will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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