Recap: Mercer County Titans vs. Burgin Bulldogs
The Mercer County Titans can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 72-32 win over Burgin. While fans of Mercer County might be used to big wins, the 40-point margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Mercer County was led to victory by Izzie Carlton and Ak Drakeford. Carlton almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds, while Drakeford dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten assists. Drakeford hasn't dropped below 17 points for 15 straight games. Another player making a difference was Alexa Wade, who scored six points along with two steals.
The victory makes it two in a row for Mercer County and bumps their season record up to 12-7. As for Burgin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
Mercer County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on January 30th. East Jessamine will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Titans are ranked 85th). As for Burgin, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Commanders at 6:00 p.m.