The Sun Valley Vanguards will head out to take on the Merion Mercy Academy Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Sun Valley and five for Merion Mercy Academy.
On Tuesday, Sun Valley came up short against Great Valley and fell 45-32. That's two games in a row now that the Vanguards have lost by exactly 13 points.
Meanwhile, Merion Mercy Academy lost 54-33 to Gwynedd Mercy Academy on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Monarchs are ranked 38th).
Sun Valley's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Merion Mercy Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Sun Valley came up short against Merion Mercy Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2015, falling 41-30. Can Sun Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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