Basketball Game Preview: Mercy Culture Prep Royals vs. Sacred Heart Tigers

The Mercy Culture Prep Royals will face off against the Sacred Heart Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sacred Heart took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercy Culture Prep, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Mercy Culture Prep turned things around against Victory Baptist Academy on Tuesday. They strolled past the Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 59-43.

Meanwhile, Sacred Heart came up short against Victory Christian Academy on Tuesday, falling 53-33. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1377th, while the Patriots are ranked 620th).

Mercy Culture Prep's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-9. As for Sacred Heart, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

Mercy Culture Prep came up short against Sacred Heart in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 53-40. Can Mercy Culture Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.