Mercer lost to Grove City back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mustangs fell 56-48 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Eagles are ranked 160th).
Mercer has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Grove City, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mercer will take on rival Sharon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Grove City is set to challenge their familiar foe Hickory at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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