The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars were the 45-26 winner over the Mercy Magic when they last played one another back in January of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. Our Lady of Mount Carmel took a 57-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mercy on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Our Lady of Mount Carmel has lost by exactly eight points.
When it comes to explaining why Our Lady of Mount Carmel lost, one person who can't be blamed is Amya Goodsell. Despite the final result, she scored 21 points. Another player making a difference was Jaden Washington, who scored nine points.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel's loss was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 4-5. As for Mercy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel will head out on the road to face off against St. Mary's at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully St. Mary's focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Friday. Mercy will be home for the holidays to greet Archbishop Spalding at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Archbishop Spalding is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
