The Mercy Marlins will face off against the Mumford Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mumford took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercy, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Mercy against South Lyon East as the team secured a 74-43 victory. The Marlins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mumford was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Sunday as they fell 55-51 to Renaissance. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Phoenix are ranked 15th).
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.1 points. As for Mumford, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Mercy strolled past Mumford in their previous matchup back in March of 2015 by a score of 60-43. Does Mercy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mumford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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