Basketball Game Preview: Mercy Bears vs. Eastside College Prep Panthers

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Home	45-37 W
01/30/24 - Away	22-37 L
01/09/24 - Home	40-22 W
02/02/23 - Home	62-34 W
01/18/23 - Away	52-23 W
+ 2 more games

Mercy has gone 6-1 against Eastside College Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mercy Bears will square off against the Eastside College Prep Panthers at 6:00 p.m.

Mercy easily dispatched Balboa on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Mercy fell just short of Crystal Springs Uplands by a score of 34-31 on Tuesday. The Bears have struggled against the Gryphons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Eastside College Prep played against Mountain View Academy and won via forfeit.

Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Eastside College Prep, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 11-5.

Mercy was able to grind out a solid win over Eastside College Prep in their previous meeting on January 14th, winning 45-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.