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The Mercedes (TX) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home conference game against Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX) by a score of 70-36.

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Veterans Memorial----70
Mercedes----36
Final score provided by A. Cordero.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Mercedes overwhelmed by Veterans Memorial

December 30, 2023: Mercedes, TX 78570

The Mercedes Tigers basketball team (Mercedes, TX), was overwhelmed 70-36 in Saturday's league battle with the visiting Veterans Memorial Chargers (Brownsville, TX)

The Chargers now possess a 10-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pace for a 5A Region IV District 32 battle on Tuesday, January 2. Veterans Memorial will confront a Vikings team coming off a 65-48 league loss to Weslaco East (Weslaco, TX). The Vikings record now stands at 6-9.

The Tigers (4-12) will now prepare for their battle against Donna North (Donna, TX). The Chiefs come into the 5A Region IV District 32 battle with a 1-14 record.

Rankings & Records

Veterans Memorial (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
55989131
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
27-915-39-212-36-4.750.8332,2081,607

Mercedes (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
1,184234227
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
10-197-94-83-73-4.345.4381,2231,479

Team Scoring Averages

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Veterans Memorial
14.811.815.713.0--61.3
Mercedes
5.66.29.27.2053.042.2

Veterans Memorial Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Veterans Memorial won on 12/30/2023
    12/30 @ 1pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    VMHS----70
    Mercedes----36

    The Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Mercedes (TX) by a score of 70-36.

  • Veterans Memorial won on 1/30/2024
    1/30 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Mercedes----40
    VMHS----80

    The Mercedes (TX) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX) by a score of 80-40.

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Veterans Memorial16-7Mercedes8-12
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/11/23Veterans MemorialHanna(W) 57-5511/14/23MercedesHanna(L) 51-40
11/17/23Veterans MemorialPace(L) 54-471/5/24MercedesPace(L) 53-38
1/2/24PaceVeterans Memorial(W) 52-282/6/24PaceMercedes(L) 56-29
2/2/24Veterans MemorialPace(L) 48-38
11/21/23MillerVeterans Memorial(W) 58-3411/20/23MillerMercedes(L) 55-50
11/30/23Los FresnosVeterans Memorial(L) 58-4711/16/23MercedesLos Fresnos(L) 72-39
12/1/23Veterans MemorialJuarez-Lincoln(W) 60-2612/9/23MercedesJuarez-Lincoln(W) 45-30
12/8/23Veterans MemorialMcAllen(L) 55-4611/28/23MercedesMcAllen(L) 64-30
2/19/24McAllenVeterans Memorial(L) 45-40
12/12/23LopezVeterans Memorial(W) 64-4011/16/23MercedesLopez(L) 52-45
1/16/24Veterans MemorialLopez(W) 74-3812/15/23MercedesLopez(L) 58-49
1/19/24LopezMercedes(W) 50-27
12/15/23Veterans MemorialDonna(W) 60-4712/19/23DonnaMercedes(W) 53-52
1/19/24DonnaVeterans Memorial(W) 61-371/23/24MercedesDonna(W) 36-24
12/19/23Weslaco EastVeterans Memorial(L) 60-3712/22/23MercedesWeslaco East(L) 53-25
1/23/24Veterans MemorialWeslaco East(L) 58-501/26/24Weslaco EastMercedes(L) 68-37
12/22/23Donna NorthVeterans Memorial(W) 83-271/2/24MercedesDonna North(W) 54-36
1/26/24Veterans MemorialDonna North(W) 74-462/2/24Donna NorthMercedes(W) 60-43
1/5/24Veterans MemorialEdcouch-Elsa(W) 70-381/9/24MercedesEdcouch-Elsa(L) 54-47
2/6/24Edcouch-ElsaVeterans Memorial(W) 70-352/9/24Edcouch-ElsaMercedes
1/9/24Veterans MemorialHarlingen South(W) 64-441/12/24Harlingen SouthMercedes(L) 58-35
2/9/24Harlingen SouthVeterans Memorial(W) 53-382/13/24MercedesHarlingen South
1/12/24PorterVeterans Memorial(W) 89-3212/12/23PorterMercedes(W) 53-31
2/13/24Veterans MemorialPorter(W) 65-441/17/24MercedesPorter(W) 47-37

Record Breakdown

Veterans Memorial (23-24)

Mercedes (23-24)

27-9
Overall
10-19
15-3
League
7-9
3-0
Non-League
0-5
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
16-7
Common Opponent
8-12
9-2
Home
4-8
12-3
Away
3-7
6-4
Neutral
3-4
0-1
Playoff
0-0
27-9
In-State
10-19
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0