Mercy is 1-9 against King's Academy since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mercy Bears will look to defend their home court against the King's Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Mercy is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against Harker, falling 66-29. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 717th, while the Eagles are ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led King's Academy over Eastside College Prep in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Everything went King's Academy's way against Eastside College Prep as King's Academy made off with a 48-22 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 26 points or more this season.
King's Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Mercy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Mercy took a serious blow against King's Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 48-15. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mercy was down 26-6.
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