Preview: Mercy Tigers vs. Career Magnet Panthers
Mercy is 9-1 against Career Magnet since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mercy Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Career Magnet Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mercy has three straight wins, Career Magnet has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mercy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 54-33 margin over Lauralton Hall. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-11.
Career Magnet suffered their closest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Harding by a score of 38-35.
Mercy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Career Magnet, their defeat was their 16th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything came up roses for Mercy against Career Magnet when the teams last played back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 54-18 victory. Does Mercy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Career Magnet turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
