Basketball Recap: Hurley Piles Up the Points Against Mercer

Northstars

Margin (Wins)

01/24/25 @ Butternut	74
12/09/24 vs Butternut	62
01/07/25 vs Mercer	55
02/11/25 @ Mercer	47
12/19/24 vs Lac Courte Oreilles	47

Hurley won the last time they faced Mercer and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Hurley Northstars blew past the Mercer Tigers 66-19. The Northstars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.

Hurley pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points over those games. As for Mercer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-15.

Coming up, Hurley will take on Solon Springs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Solon Springs will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Hurley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mercer, they are taking a road trip to square off against Lac Courte Oreilles at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.