The Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers and Grace Christian will face off at 2:00 p.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Mercer Christian Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Calvary Baptist Academy 44-42.
Mercer Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but MJ Patton led the charge by scoring 14 points along with five assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Patton, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Victory Baptist Academy scored an imposing 60 points on Friday, Grace Christian still came out on top. Grace Christian walked away with a 72-60 win over Victory Baptist Academy.
Mercer Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Grace Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 12-13.
Mercer Christian Academy beat Grace Christian 55-42 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercer Christian Academy 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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