On Saturday, the Mercer County Golden Eagles came up short against the Illini West Chargers and fell 48-36. The contest marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Wesley Robertson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Illini West, going 10 for 14 on his way to 21 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Robertson's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Carlisle, who posted eight points and six assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Mercer County and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Illini West, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Mercer County will take on Fulton in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Illini West, they will welcome Astoria/VIT at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Illini West is facing Astoria/VIT at the right time seeing as Astoria/VIT is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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