The Mercy Monarchs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 75-39 loss at the hands of Bennington. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mercy in their matchups with Bennington: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the loss, Mercy saw an underclassman step up: Madisyn Grzebielski scored 16 points along with 3 steals. Grzebielski scored a full 41% of Mercy's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Gallagher, who scored 9 points.
Even though they lost, Mercy were working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bennington only racked up 22.
Leading Bennington to victory were Presley Baca and Skylar Johnson. Baca scored 15 points along with 3 blocks, while Johnson scored 17 points. The match was Johnson's third in a row with at least ten points. Elizabeth Robinson was another key contributor, scoring 8 points.
Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Bennington, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Mercy will be playing at home against Ashland-Greenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Bennington, they will head out on the road to face off against Elkhorn North at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
