Mercer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 61-27 loss at the hands of the Winston Red Birds. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 558th, while the Red Birds are ranked 260th).
Mercer's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Winston, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-5.
Looking ahead, Mercer will challenge Trenton at 7:30 p.m. on February 17th. As for Winston, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-42 win against Tri-County on the 11th.
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