Mercy is 2-7 against Sacred Heart Prep since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bears will take on the Gators at 6:00 p.m.
Mercy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against King's Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bears were outmatched by the Knights and fell 60-13. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-7.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Prep came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.2 points), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Castilleja as they made off with a 58-32 win. Sacred Heart Prep has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Sacred Heart Prep's win came from a few key players that Mercy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jocelyn Jones, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Bella Jansen-Olliges was another key player, going 8-for-11 to rack up 17 points and five steals.
Sacred Heart Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They are 8-3 when they've passed the ball that well.
Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Sacred Heart Prep, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Mercy took a serious blow against Sacred Heart Prep in their previous matchup on January 13th, falling 69-22. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bears were down 36-8.
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