The Aptos Mariners entered their tilt with the Mercy Bears with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Couldn't have asked for a better start to 2024 than the 59-29 blowout they got at home against Mercy. With Aptos ahead 34-13 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Aptos was led to victory by Abby Sherwood and Gabby Wickham. Sherwood scored ten points along with six rebounds, while Wickham scored 22 points along with three steals. The contest was Wickham's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laurel Southall, who scored six points along with six rebounds.
Aptos' victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Mercy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Aptos will take on Soquel at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Soquel will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1148th, while Aptos is ranked 502nd). As for Mercy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastside College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastside College Prep's defense has only allowed 29.5 points per game this season, so Mercy's offense will have their work cut out for Mercy.
