The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars will head out to square off against the Mercy Magic at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Our Lady of Mount Carmel has four straight wins, Mercy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Western, who was ranked 24th at the time (Our Lady of Mount Carmel was ranked 22nd). Our Lady of Mount Carmel took down Western 49-32 on Saturday.
Jaylah King
| 12/28/24 vs Western | 20 |
| 12/27/24 vs Parkdale | 17 |
| 12/19/24 vs Archbishop Spalding | 18 |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaylah King, who posted 20 points. King's morning made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiersten Rurka, who had 15 points.
Meanwhile, Mercy was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 42-41 to Severn School.
Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, their record now sits at 9-4.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel came up short against Mercy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 72-62. Can Our Lady of Mount Carmel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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