Mercy Tigers (Middletown, CT) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting New London Whalers (New London, CT), 33-24 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Mercy upgrades its record to 16-6 on the season. The Tigers travel to Hamden (Hamden, CT) to play the Green Dragons in a non-league bout on Monday, March 4. The Green Dragons go into the bout with a record of 21-3. Hamden won 55-40 in their recent non-league bout against Trumbull (Trumbull, CT)