The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars will square off against the Mercy Magic at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Our Lady of Mount Carmel will be strutting in after a victory while Mercy will be coming in after a defeat.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Pallotti, who was ranked 20th at the time (Our Lady of Mount Carmel was ranked 25th). Our Lady of Mount Carmel pulled ahead with a 51-50 photo finish over Pallotti on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Mercy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 71-66 heartbreaker at the hands of Archbishop Spalding.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-9. As for Mercy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Mercy in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 61-55 victory. Will Our Lady of Mount Carmel repeat their success, or does Mercy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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