Orion hasn't had much luck against Mercer County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Orion Chargers will host the Mercer County Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Orion is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 69-35 loss at the hands of Wethersfield. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Flying Geese are ranked 106th).
Meanwhile, Mercer County beat Rockridge 49-36 on Thursday.
Orion's defeat dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Mercer County, their victory bumped their record up to 13-14.
Orion came up short against Mercer County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 54-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mercer County's Molly Hofmann, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 18 boards. Now that Orion knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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