Recap: Mercy Culture Prep Royals vs. Nazarene Christian Academy Lions
The Mercy Culture Prep Royals lost against the Nazarene Christian Academy Lions back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Mercy Culture Prep suffered a rough 60-40 defeat at the hands of Nazarene Christian Academy. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mercy Culture Prep in their matchups with Nazarene Christian Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Nazarene Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Marcus Jones out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Jones set a new season high mark in blocks with two. Another player making a difference was Aidan Adams, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Mercy Culture Prep now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Nazarene Christian Academy, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mercy Culture Prep will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ovilla Christian at 7:30 p.m. on January 4, 2024. As for Nazarene Christian Academy, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Lucas Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on December 19th.
