The Trinity Shamrocks will head out to take on the Mercer County Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Trinity has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Mercer County will arrive with three straight victories.
Trinity saw some tournament action on Sunday. They took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cooper.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mercer County). They blew past Bethlehem 80-56 on Thursday. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Eagles/Banshees are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mercer County's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Trinity, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
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