After flying high against Linn County back in December of 2024, Mercer came back down to earth. The Mercer Cardinals were dealt a 60-31 defeat at the hands of the Princeton Tigers on Tuesday. 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 411th, while the Tigers are ranked 57th).
Mercer dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Princeton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Mercer Cardinals take on the Pattonsburg Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Princeton, they will host King City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. King City will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Princeton surely won't give up without a fight.
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