Mercy is 2-8 against Roncalli Catholic since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mercy Monarchs will be taking part in a tournament against the Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Mercy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 66-61 to Gross Catholic. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Monarchs still had to take the loss.
| 01/16/24 @ Roncalli Catholic | 5 |
| 01/23/24 vs Tekamah-Herman | 3 |
| 01/16/25 @ Gross Catholic | 2 |
| 02/06/24 @ Lincoln Northwest | 2 |
| 12/15/23 @ Duchesne | 1 |
Mercy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Madisyn Grzebielski, who posted 14 points and eight boards. What's more, Grzebielski also racked up two assists, the most she's had since back in February of 2024. Hadley Bryan was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Even though they lost, Mercy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Roncalli Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 45-18 loss at the hands of Lafayette. The match marked the Crimson Pride's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mercy now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Roncalli Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Mercy lost to Roncalli Catholic at home by a decisive 56-38 margin when the teams last played 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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