The Mercer Cardinals lost against the Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Mercer took a hard 57-42 fall against Grundy County/Newtown-Harris. Mercer has struggled against Grundy County/Newtown-Harris recently, as their contest on Monday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Corbin Axtell was his usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists for Grundy County/Newtown-Harris. Axtell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. Zack Cross was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Mercer's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Grundy County/Newtown-Harris, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
Mercer won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Gilman City at 7:30 p.m. on February 13th. Gilman City and Mercer are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Grundy County/Newtown-Harris, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Tri-County at 6:30 p.m. on February 13th. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Tri-County likes a good challenge.
