Basketball Game Preview: Mercy Marlins vs. University Prep Science & Math Cobra

The Mercy Marlins will face off against the University Prep Science & Math Cobra at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mercy has four straight victories, University Prep Science & Math has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Mercy will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Edison Academy, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Mercy narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Edison Academy 61-58.

Meanwhile, University Prep Science & Math came up short against Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies on Thursday and fell 32-21.

Mercy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for University Prep Science & Math, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.