Mercy is 1-9 against Skutt Catholic since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mercy Monarchs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Skutt Catholic SkyHawks at 6:00 p.m. Mercy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Skutt Catholic likes a good challenge.
Mercy will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Roncalli Catholic, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Mercy came out on top in a nail-biter against Roncalli Catholic on Wednesday, sneaking past 60-58.
Meanwhile, Skutt Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They blew past the Cardinals 81-19. The SkyHawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 23 points or more this season.
Skutt Catholic pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Mercy, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Mercy was taken down by Skutt Catholic 59-18 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Mercy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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