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| 02/26/25 - Neutral | 64-46 W |
| 02/03/25 - Home | 52-46 W |
| 01/09/24 - Away | 39-37 W |
| 01/03/23 - Home | 68-41 W |
| 01/04/22 - Away | 56-37 W |
Mercy has gone a perfect 5-0 against Whitefield Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Mercy Jaguars face off against Whitefield Academy Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Mercy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
If Mercy beats Whitefield Academy with 72 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Mercy blew past North Bullitt 72-51 on Wednesday. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Whitefield Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Valley on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 49-44 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Whitefield Academy's win came from a few key players Mercy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madelin Turner, who posted two points in addition to ten boards and seven steals. Those seven steals gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mia Braffet, who scored 11 points and seven rebounds.
Whitefield Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are 22-4 when they've passed the ball that well.
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points over those games. Whitefield Academy's win bumped their record up to 25-9.
Mercy strolled past Whitefield Academy in their previous matchup last Wednesday by a score of 64-46. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Whitefield Academy's Noel Smith, who shot 56% from the field to rack up 24 points along with six boards and five assists. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mercy still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.
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