After losing to Ashland-Greenwood the last time they met, Mercy decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Mercy Monarchs claimed a resounding 54-27 win over the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Monarchs had established a 21 point advantage.
Mercy can attribute much of their success to Soledad Peralta, who went 6 for 9 on her way to 15 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Brekel, who posted four points in addition to seven boards and five steals.
Mercy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Monarchs
| 12/16/24 @ Ashland-Greenwood | 54-27 |
| 12/14/24 vs Mead | 69-18 |
The victory made it two in a row for Mercy and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Ashland-Greenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mercy will welcome Duchesne at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ashland-Greenwood, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 53-21 defeat against Plattsmouth on the 17th.
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