Mercer has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against the Farrell Steelers on Tuesday, falling 69-48. The Mustangs were not able to make up for their loss to the Steelers from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Leading Farrell to victory were Trae Cousin and Julius Phillips Jr. Cousin went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points, while Phillips Jr dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Phillips Jr a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Chambers, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.
Mercer's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3. As for Farrell, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-7.
Mercer will be playing in front of their home fans against Grove City at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grove City will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Mercer surely won't give up without a fight. As for Farrell, they are taking a road trip to take on Sharon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Farrell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.
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