Tyler has gone 6-1 against Mt. Pleasant recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Tyler lost 3-0 to Lufkin on Tuesday. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Tyler was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 27-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Hallsville.
While Mt. Pleasant was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Hallsville's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-13, 25-16.
Tyler's loss dropped their record down to 11-23. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-26.
Tyler beat Mt. Pleasant 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tyler since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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