Texas High School Basketball - Mercedes thwarts Porter
January 14, 2025: Mercedes, TX 78570 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Mercedes Tigers (Mercedes, TX) and the visiting Porter Cowboys (Brownsville, TX), observed Mercedes's basketball team knock off Porter by a score of 32-15.
The Tigers (13-16) will now prepare for their challenge against Harlingen South (Harlingen, TX). The Hawks come into the 5A Region IV District 32 challenge with a 22-5 record. In their last challenge, Harlingen South prevailed over Weslaco East (Weslaco, TX), 43-24, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Cowboys encounter the Donna North Chiefs (Donna, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 32 challenge, on Friday, January 17. Porter will attempt to improve on its 3-21 season record. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a 4-22 record after their 60-38 league loss to Donna (Donna, TX).