The Mercer County Golden Eagles nipped the visiting Rockridge Rockets basketball squad by a final score of 53-47 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Golden Eagles face the Camp Point Central Panthers (Camp Point, IL) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, February 8. Mercer County will attempt to upgrade on its 11-15 season record. The Panthers enter the outing with a 4-17 record after their 44-40 non-league win over Griggsville-Perry (Griggsville, IL).

The Rockets (17-8) will now prepare for their outing against Rock Island (Rock Island, IL). The Rocks enter the non-league outing with a 21-4 record. In their last outing, Rock Island was nipped by Moline (Moline, IL), 59-50, in a league outing.