The Mercer County Golden Eagles routed the visiting ROWVA/Williamsfield Cougars basketball team by a final score of 65-43 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Golden Eagles face the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans (Woodhull, IL) in a Lincoln Trail game, on Tuesday, February 7. Mercer County will attempt to move on its 20-7 season record. The Spartans enter the game with a 6-20 record after their 67-27 non-league loss to Princeville (Princeville, IL).

With the defeat, ROWVA/Williamsfield moves to 19-7 on the year. The Cougars travel to Knoxville (Knoxville, IL) to face the Blue Bullets in a Lincoln Trail game on Tuesday, February 7. The Blue Bullets enter the game with a record of 16-10. Knoxville won 48-38 in their recent non-league game against Stark County (Toulon, IL)