Erie-Prophetstown is 0-4 against Mercer County since December of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers will jump right back in to play the Mercer County Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Erie-Prophetstown is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Friday. The contest between them and Stockton didn't end well, with Erie-Prophetstown falling 39-24. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while the Blackhawks are ranked 174th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mercer County). They breezed by Morrison to the tune of 66-39 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Golden Eagles have posted since November 18th.
Mercer County's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Erie-Prophetstown, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Erie-Prophetstown couldn't quite finish off Mercer County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 50-47. Can Erie-Prophetstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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