Bridgeport Central and Mercy squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Bridgeport Central had to settle for second. They were dealt a 70-30 loss at the hands of the Mercy Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Tigers are ranked 14th).
Several Hilltoppers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Saniyha Mojica, who posted eight points. The dominant performance also gave Mojica a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%).
This is the second loss in a row for Bridgeport Central and nudges their season record down to 6-15. As for Mercy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Bridgeport Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mercy, they will challenge Glastonbury at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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