Saegertown is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Mercyhurst Prep is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Saegertown Panthers will welcome the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Mercyhurst Prep took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Saegertown, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Saegertown strolled past West Middlesex with points to spare, taking the game 61-46.
Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 58-54 to Howland. That's two games in a row now that the Lakers have lost by exactly four points.
Mercyhurst Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Saegertown, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Saegertown came up short against Mercyhurst Prep when the teams last played back in February of 2015, falling 46-42. Thankfully for Saegertown, Nick Evanoff (who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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