Burke fell victim to Mercy and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mercy Monarchs. Burke has not had much luck with Mercy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Burke was without their leading scorer, Dylan Vobejda, in Wednesday's matchup. With Vobejda sidelined, Burke had to make some changes to the lineup. Grace Cannon played for 49 minutes having averaged 27.3 this season and Clara Gomez got 46 vs. an average of 21.5.
Burke's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Mercy, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Burke will take on Gretna East at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Gretna Eastpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Burke in Nebraska (Gretna East is ranked fourth, while Burke is ranked 51st). As for Mercy, they will head out on the road to take on Duchesne at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Duchesne will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Mercy surely won't give up without a fight.
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