The Mercer County Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Princeton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mercer County is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Mercer County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Rockridge on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mercer County took a blow against Rockridge, falling 34-6. The contest marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Princeton was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Mendota 57-14 on the road. With the Tigers ahead 35-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Casey Etheridge was his usual excellent self, rushing for 171 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Ace Christiansen, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Princeton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Mercer County now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Princeton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
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