Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Mercer topped by Slippery Rock
December 29, 2016: Slippery Rock, PA 16057 The Slippery Rock Rockets basketball team scored 46 points and restricted the visiting Mercer Mustangs to 37 in the Rockets non-league victory on Thursday.
The Rockets now sport a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to George Junior Republic for a District 10 Region 5 contest on Tuesday, January 3. Slippery Rock will battle a team coming off a 77-64 league win over Hickory (Hermitage, PA). The record now stands at 3-3.
The Mustangs (1-7) will now prepare for their contest against Wilmington Area (New Wilmington, PA). The Greyhounds come into the District 10 Region 2 contest with a 3-4 record. In their last contest, Wilmington Area prevailed over Lincoln (Ellwood City, PA), 65-43, in a non-league contest.