The Mercer County Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Macomb Bombers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mercer County focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
Mercer County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 56-41 win over Biggsville West Central. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Eagles considering their 20-point performance the matchup before.
Mercer County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Molly Hofmann led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds. With that strong performance, Hofmann is now averaging an impressive 2.2 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Collison, who scored 11 points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds.
Mercer County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Macomb entered their contest against Alleman on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Macomb took a 45-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alleman. The loss was the Bombers' first of the season.
Macomb's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-1. As for Mercer County, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Mercer County skirted past Macomb 40-37 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercer County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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