Basketball Game Preview: King's Academy Knights vs. Mercy Bears

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Home	48-15 W
02/06/24 - Away	39-20 W
01/19/24 - Home	50-33 W
02/09/23 - Home	59-44 W
01/24/23 - Away	43-40 W
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King's Academy is 9-1 against Mercy since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The King's Academy Knights will square off against the Mercy Bears at 7:00 p.m. King's Academy will be strutting in after a win while Mercy will be coming in after a loss.

King's Academy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Eastside College Prep: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went King's Academy's way against Eastside College Prep on Tuesday as King's Academy made off with a 48-22 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 26 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Mercy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Harker, falling 66-29. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 717th, while the Eagles are ranked 116th).

Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for King's Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.

Everything came up roses for King's Academy against Mercy in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 48-15 win. In that match, King's Academy amassed a halftime lead of 26-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.