The Linn County R-1 basketball Lady Mustangs brought a 10-8 record into this week’s action after coming up short in their amended effort to claim third place in last week’s Meadville Invitational tournament. After winning their opening-round game, they battled defending champion and state-ranked Mercer hard into the fourth quarter in last Thursday’s semifinals before losing, 48-39. The next night, Tina-Avalon defeated them 38-26. (PAUL STURM/LCL PHOTO)
MEADVILLE — The top two seeds in each gender division of last week’s annual Meadville Invitational tournament encountered no roadblocks on their way to the…