The Mumford Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Mercy Marlins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Sunday, Mumford was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-51 to Renaissance. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Phoenix are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Mercy humbled South Lyon East with a 74-43 victory. The Marlins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points over those games. As for Mumford, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Mumford lost to Mercy on the road by a decisive 60-43 margin in their previous meeting back in March of 2015. Can Mumford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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