Mt. Pleasant holds off Mustangs for first win of the season

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Clinging to a narrow lead late on the last play of the game, the Mt. Pleasant defense was up to the challenge. Loretto quarterback Carter Daniel, attempting to lead his team to an improbable comeback, heaved a pass to Tabias Sirmones with no time remaining in the game. Sirmones was able to come down with the ball, but couldn’t find his way into the end zone, giving Mt. Pleasant a 27-20 win, its first of the year.

The Tigers put 13 points on the board in the first quarter, behind touchdown runs from Zavier Davidson and Te’Varius Strayhorn.

Midway through the second quarter, the Mustangs put together a five-play drive that began with a 59-yard scamper from Omoro Joyner and ended with a Joyner touchdown run from a yard away to cut the deficit to 13-6 at the break.

Mt. Pleasant then forced a three-and-out from Loretto and scored on the ensuing drive, following a punt. Davidson had a long run of 41 yards to start the drive and capped it with a 6-yard run for a score, pushing his team’s lead to 20-6. He then added to the lead with a 73-yard burst to pay dirt on his team’s next possession. Davidson had a game-high 162 yards on 14 carries for the Tigers.

Mt. Pleasant 27, Loretto 20
at Mt. Pleasant Memorial Stadium

L 0 6 7 7 20
MP 13 0 14 0 27

TEAM STATISTICSLMP
First Downs1712
Rushes-Yards35-23843-277
Passing Yards9313
Comps-Atts-Ints10-16-20202-3-2020
Penalties-Yards8-556-45
Fumbles-Lost0-00-0
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER
MP – Zavier Davidson 2 run (4:25) run failed
MP – Tevarius Strayhorn 26 run (1:57) Jackson Collier kick
SECOND QUARTER
L – Omoro Joyner 1 run (5:50) kick blocked
THIRD QUARTER
MP – Davidson 6 run (8:48) run failed
MP – Davidson 73 run (2:51) Strayhorn run
L – Logan Fisher 20 pass from Carter Daniel (0:43) Patton Simbeck kick
FOURTH QUARTER
L – Clint Seymore 30 pass from Daniel (2:36) Simbeck kick
Individual Statistics
Rushing
Loretto – Omoro Joyner 17-142, Logan Fisher 8-54, Caden Porter 8-36, Preston Kolisek 2-6
Mt. Pleasant — Zavier Davidson 14-162, Ladontay Patton 14-47, Tevarius Strayhorn 7-42, Keevan Cooper 8-26
Passing
Loretto — Carter Daniel 10-16-1 93
Mt. Pleasant — Tevarius Strayhorn 2-3-0 13
Receiving
Loretto — Clint Seymore 3-40, Logan FIsher 2-31, Caden Porter 1-12, Tabias Sirmones 3-9, Omoro Joyner 1-1
Mt. Pleasant — Keevan Cooper 1-10, Demarkus Brown 1-3

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