The Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.6 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-42 win over Mercer. Given Grundy County/Newtown-Harris' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Mercer is ranked 379th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corbin Axtell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Cross, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Mercer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris will head out on the road to square off against Tri-County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris is coming into the contest with five straight wins on the road, so Tri-County is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Mercer, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gilman City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gilman City and Mercer are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
