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LaurelMercer

Spartans
57
Mustangs
62

The Mercer (PA) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Laurel (New Castle, PA) by a score of 62-57.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Laurel----57
Mercer----62
Final score provided by J. Venasco.
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Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Mercer edges Laurel

January 14, 2023: Mercer, PA 16137

The Mercer Mustangs (Mercer, PA) basketball nipped the visiting Laurel Spartan (New Castle, PA), 62-57 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Mustangs (8-4) will now prepare for their test against Sharpsville (Sharpsville, PA). The Blue Devils go into the District 10 Region 2 test with a 3-8 record. In their last test, Sharpsville was tipped by Jamestown (Jamestown, PA), 61-45, in a non-league test.

The Spartan now own a 4-8 record. They play next when they travel to Northgate for a WPIAL 2A 1 test on Tuesday, January 17. Laurel will encounter a Flames squad coming off a 105-78 non-league win over Westinghouse (Pittsburgh, PA). The Flames record now stands at 10-4.

Laurel @ Mercer Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 14, 2023 @ 1:30p
The Mercer (PA) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Laurel (New Castle, PA) by a score of 62-57.

Rankings & Records

Laurel (22-23)

PAClass
47960
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
6-173-74-61-81-3.261.3001,0621,355

Mercer (22-23)

PAClass
22419
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
21-511-011-38-12-1.8081.0001,5561,186

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Laurel		14.015.510.89.546.2
Mercer		11.510.015.05.059.8

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Laurel0-3Mercer1-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/5/22Ellwood CityLaurel(L) 61-4612/3/22MercerEllwood City(L) 58-46
12/28/22Ellwood CityMercer(L) 58-37
1/7/23SharonLaurel(L) 57-4112/13/22SharonMercer(L) 65-50
2/1/23LaurelMoniteau(L) 61-4312/27/22MoniteauMercer(W) 60-45

Record Breakdown

Laurel (22-23)

Mercer (22-23)
6-17
Overall
21-5
3-7
League
11-0
2-8
Non-League
7-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-3
Common Opponent
1-3
4-6
Home
11-3
1-8
Away
8-1
1-3
Neutral
2-1
1-1
Playoff
2-1
6-16
In-State
21-5
0-1
Out-of-State
0-0