The Mercer County Golden Eagles will challenge the Monmouth-Roseville Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Mercer County's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Monmouth-Roseville has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Mercer County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Biggsville West Central to the tune of 80-33 on Tuesday. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Heat are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Monmouth-Roseville beat Canton 53-48 on Tuesday.
Mercer County's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Monmouth-Roseville, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Mercer County strolled past Monmouth-Roseville in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 58-43. Will Mercer County repeat their success, or does Monmouth-Roseville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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