After flying high against Highline last Tuesday, Mercer Island came back down to earth. The Mercer Island Islanders fell 60-53 to the Redmond Mustangs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Islanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Mustangs are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, Mercer Island still got an impressive performance from Tristen Cruzen, who posted 23 points. Cruzen continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Michael Mcdonald was another key player, putting up eight points.
Mercer Island's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Redmond, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Mercer Island wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 54-38 victory against Mountlake Terrace on the 11th. As for Redmond, they will welcome Mount Si at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Si will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Redmond surely won't give up without a fight.
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