ASTEC Charter is 0-3 against Mercy School Institute since December of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The ASTEC Charter Comets will be playing at home against the Mercy School Institute Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-16, which was the final score in ASTEC Charter's tilt against Haileyville on Friday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mercy School Institute, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in January. Everything went their way against Cristo Rey on Friday as Mercy School Institute made off with a 53-30 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Mustangs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 1445th, while Cristo Rey are ranked 489th).
Mercy School Institute's win came from a few key players ASTEC Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Taim Salkini, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Mercy School Institute's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abdullah Albirini, who posted 15 points.
ASTEC Charter's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Mercy School Institute, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
ASTEC Charter was taken down by Mercy School Institute 52-11 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point ASTEC Charter was down 37-9.
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