The Mercer County Golden Eagles basketball team scored 53 points and limited the host Fulton Steamers to 43 in the Golden Eagles non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Golden Eagles now possess a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Morrison for a non-league game on Wednesday, December 18. Mercer County will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 74-59 non-league loss to Orion (Orion, IL). The Mustangs record now stands at 4-6.

With the loss, Fulton falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Steamers host Bureau Valley (Manlius, IL) to confront the Storm in a non-league game on Friday, December 20. The Storm go into the game with a record of 2-4. Bureau Valley lost 71-62 in their recent non-league game against St. Bede (Peru, IL)