The Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers were the 52-41 winner over the Summers County Bobcats when they last played one another back in February of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. Mercer Christian Academy took a 59-43 bruising from Summers County on Monday. Mercer Christian Academy's defeat continues a unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Mercer Christian Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chance Watkins, who scored 14 points along with 5 rebounds. Another player making a difference was MJ Patton, who scored 13 points along with 6 assists.
Mercer Christian Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Summers County, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mercer Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mount View at 6:45 p.m. on January 9, 2024. Summers County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Midland Trail at 7:30 p.m. on December 12th. Hopefully Midland Trail focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
