Basketball Recap: King's Academy Piles Up the Points Against Mercy

Knights

Margin (Wins)

11/26/24 vs Gunderson	58
01/21/25 vs Mercy	33
11/30/24 vs Yerba Buena	32
01/04/25 vs Hill	32
12/20/24 @ Monte Vista Christian	27

King's Academy won the last time they faced Mercy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The King's Academy Knights blew past the Mercy Bears 48-15. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 27 points or more this season.

King's Academy pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Mercy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.

King's Academy and Mercy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. King's Academy will square off against Harker at 6:00 p.m. on Friday down 163 places (261 vs. 98). Similarly, Mercy (ranked 573rd) will meet Castilleja (ranked 106th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.