The Pallotti Panthers will face off against the Mercy Magic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pallotti will be strutting in after a victory while Mercy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Pallotti sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-40 win over St. Mary's. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Mercy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 68-56 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. While losing is never fun, the Magic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Cougars are ranked 22nd).
Pallotti has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Mercy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Pallotti strolled past Mercy in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 63-49. Will Pallotti repeat their success, or does Mercy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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