The Mercer County Golden Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Riverdale Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mercer County is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since February 10, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Orion by a score of 41-39.
Riverdale has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 48-42 heartbreaker at the hands of Alleman.
Mercer County's defeat dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Riverdale, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8.
Mercer County came up short against Riverdale when the teams last played back in January, falling 40-31. Can Mercer County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
