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The Mercer County (Aledo, IL) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home conference game against Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull, IL) by a score of 59-56.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
R (CO-OP)----56
Mercer County----59
Final score provided by K. Engwall.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Mercer County nudges Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]

January 24, 2024: Aledo, IL 61231

In Wednesday's league outing, the Mercer County Golden Eagles (Aledo, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans (Woodhull, IL), by a margin of 59-56.

The Golden Eagles (12-11) will now prepare for their outing against Princeville (Princeville, IL). The Princes go into the Lincoln Trail outing with a 13-10 record. In their last outing, Princeville was tipped by Abingdon/Avon (Abingdon, IL), 45-39, in a league outing.

The Spartans now own a 12-10 record. They play next when they host Orion for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 27. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] will clash with a Chargers squad coming off a 49-28 league loss to Riverdale (Port Byron, IL). The Chargers record now stands at 3-20.

Roy SandbergSpartans Reporter
Chad SedamGolden Eagles All-Star Reporter
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  1. Check In

    4th Quarter
    56 - 59 The scorer has checked in. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] 56, Mercer County 59
    Posted @ 8:38p
  2. Game Attendance

    4th Quarter
    Attendance About 100
    Posted @ 8:38p
  3. 56 - 59

    End of Game

    Final
    Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] 56, Mercer County 59
    Posted @ 8:38p

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Roy SandbergSpartans Reporter
Chad SedamGolden Eagles All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

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Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (23-24)

ILClass
41479
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
15-153-88-64-63-3.500.2731,3081,314

Mercer County (23-24)

ILClass
31873
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-146-55-43-56-5.500.5451,2651,206

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]7.810.812.09.043.6
Mercer County
9.87.511.08.545.2

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Head-to-Head

  • Mercer County won on 11/13/2023
    11/13 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    R (CO-OP)----48
    Mercer County----49

    The Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull, IL) varsity basketball team lost Monday's neutral tournament game against Mercer County (Aledo, IL) by a score of 49-48.

  • Mercer County won on 1/24/2024
    1/24 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    R (CO-OP)----56
    Mercer County----59

    The Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull, IL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Mercer County (Aledo, IL) by a score of 59-56.

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]10-11Mercer County9-10
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/15/23OrionRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](W) 39-3011/14/23Mercer CountyOrion(W) 58-14
1/27/24OrionRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](W) 46-43
11/16/23Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Rockridge(W) 44-3612/7/23RockridgeMercer County(W) 50-37
2/10/24RockridgeMercer County(L) 33-31
11/18/23Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Monmouth United(L) 49-181/17/24Mercer CountyMonmouth United(W) 35-17
1/4/24Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Monmouth United(L) 42-322/8/24Mercer CountyMonmouth United(W) 49-34
11/21/23FultonRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](W) 59-2112/27/23FultonMercer County(W) 55-12
11/29/23Abingdon/AvonRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](L) 63-4111/18/23Abingdon/AvonMercer County(L) 55-39
12/6/23Abingdon/AvonMercer County(L) 44-42
1/20/24Mercer CountyAbingdon/Avon(L) 46-41
12/4/23PrincevilleRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](L) 47-321/29/24Mercer CountyPrinceville(L) 46-45
12/6/23Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Galva(W) 47-311/31/24Mercer CountyGalva(W) 46-33
12/9/23Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Biggsville West Central(L) 45-241/8/24Biggsville West CentralMercer County(L) 65-60
2/5/24Biggsville West CentralRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](L) 70-40
12/18/23AnnawanRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](L) 66-422/5/24AnnawanMercer County(L) 53-27
2/12/24Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Annawan(L) 72-39
12/20/23Monmouth-RosevilleRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](L) 65-3711/16/23Monmouth-RosevilleMercer County(L) 48-40
12/30/23Monmouth-RosevilleMercer County(L) 65-45
1/8/24Stark CountyRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](W) 62-3611/29/23Stark CountyMercer County(W) 57-36
1/18/24Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Stark County(W) 45-43
1/20/24ROWVA/WilliamsfieldRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](W) 53-2012/4/23Mercer CountyROWVA/Williamsfield(W) 66-44
2/7/24Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]ROWVA/Williamsfield(W) 55-45
2/10/24ROWVA/WilliamsfieldRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](W) 49-17
1/29/24KnoxvilleRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](L) 57-4512/11/23KnoxvilleMercer County(W) 61-50
1/31/24Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Wethersfield(L) 55-251/4/24Mercer CountyWethersfield(L) 57-33

Record Breakdown

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Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (23-24)

Mercer County (23-24)

15-15
Overall
14-14
5-8
League
7-5
7-2
Non-League
2-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
10-11
Common Opponent
9-10
8-6
Home
5-4
4-6
Away
3-5
3-3
Neutral
6-5
0-1
Playoff
0-1
15-15
In-State
13-14
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0