Mercy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 48-15 loss at the hands of the King's Academy Knights. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 26-6.
Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for King's Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Mercy and King's Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Mercy will challenge Castilleja at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday down 467 places (573 vs. 106). Similarly, King's Academy (ranked 261st) will meet Harker (ranked 98th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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