Basketball Recap: Mercer County Skates Past Biggsville West Central with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mercer County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Biggsville West Central Heat 80-33. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Heat are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Golden Eagles

Previous Games (Home)

12/10/24 vs Biggsville West Central	80-33
02/09/24 vs Galva	63-35
02/06/24 vs Princeville	58-57
02/03/24 vs Princeville	56-44
02/01/24 vs Annawan	46-24
+ 4 more games

Mercer County pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Biggsville West Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.

Mercer County will square off against Monmouth-Roseville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Biggsville West Central, they will face off against Monmouth United at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.