In what's become a running theme this season, the Mercer County Titans gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They really took it to Western Hills for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-30 victory at home. With Mercer County ahead 39-15 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Ak Drakeford continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mercer County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzie Carlton, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds.
Mercer County's victory bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Western Hills, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-14.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mercer County has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Casey County at 7:30 p.m. on February 13th. Casey County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings (they are ranked 201st, while Mercer County is ranked 82nd). As for Western Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Presentation at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Presentation is coming into the game with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Western Hills will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
