There's no place like home for Mercy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They snuck past the Whitefield Academy Wildcats with a 52-46 win on Monday. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the Jaguars were the better team in the second half.
Noel Smith and Riley Ring certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Smith went 7 for 12 en route to 18 points and six rebounds, while Ring dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. The contest was Smith's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gwynnie Franz, who posted five points.
The victory snapped Mercy's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-11 record. As for Whitefield Academy, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 15-6.
Mercy has already played their next game (against Ryle), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Whitefield Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 72-25 win against Shelby County on the 4th.
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