Northwestern is 0-10 against Mercyhurst Prep since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwestern Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 7:30 p.m. Northwestern comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Northwestern came up short against Iroquois and fell 56-45.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Mercyhurst Prep beat North East 52-46 on Friday.
Mercyhurst Prep's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maddox Brzuz, who scored 16 points. Brzuz hasn't dropped below 15points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Tanner Ashton, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Northwestern dropped their record down to 0-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mercyhurst Prep, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
Northwestern was dealt a bruising 65-30 loss at the hands of Mercyhurst Prep in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mercyhurst Prep's Jeremy Ganska, who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds and five steals. Now that Northwestern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
