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Mercedes La Joya

Tigers

Coyotes

The La Joya (TX) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Mercedes (TX) by a score of 41-39.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mercedes	-	-	-	-	39
La Joya	-	-	-	-	41

Final score provided by M. Gandaria.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

La Joya (25-26)

Mercedes

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	39	18	56	32	34
1	Evelyn Rosales (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
2	Jasmin Ayala (Jr)	2	1	2	50	50
5	Alina Ayala (So)	0	0	1	0	0
11	Madilyn Noriega (So)	12	5	14	36	43
12	Y. Gonzales (Jr)	2	1	5	20	20
15	Khloe Belcher (Sr)	0	0	4	0	0
24	Lyndah Sauceda (Jr)	6	3	6	50	50
32	Alyna Gonzalez (Sr)	14	7	18	39	39
50	Julie Garza (Sr)	3	1	4	25	25

La Joya

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	41	17	51	33	35
1	A. Lozano (Fr)	4	2	4	50	50
2	C. Gandaria (Jr)	13	6	11	55	59
4	Azul Villasana (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0
5	Janell Gonzalez (So)	0	0	5	0	0
10	Jaylani Ozuna (Sr)	3	1	5	20	30
13	Alexie Gonzalez (Sr)	3	1	4	25	25
22	Emily Salinas (So)	8	3	7	43	43
24	Debany Garza (So)	10	4	13	31	31

Mercedes

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	39	2	9	22	1	6	17	16	47	34
1	Evelyn Rosales (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	Jasmin Ayala (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
5	Alina Ayala (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	Madilyn Noriega (So)	12	2	8	25	0	0	0	3	6	50
12	Y. Gonzales (Jr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	25
15	Khloe Belcher (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
24	Lyndah Sauceda (Jr)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	50
32	Alyna Gonzalez (Sr)	14	0	0	0	0	4	0	7	18	39
50	Julie Garza (Sr)	3	0	0	0	1	2	50	1	4	25

La Joya

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	41	2	9	22	5	11	45	15	42	36
1	A. Lozano (Fr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	50
2	C. Gandaria (Jr)	13	1	2	50	0	2	0	5	9	56
4	Azul Villasana (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	Janell Gonzalez (So)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0
10	Jaylani Ozuna (Sr)	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	Alexie Gonzalez (Sr)	3	0	0	0	1	2	50	1	4	25
22	Emily Salinas (So)	8	0	0	0	2	2	100	3	7	43
24	Debany Garza (So)	10	0	4	0	2	3	67	4	9	44

Mercedes

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	39	18	23	41	9	7	8	27	14
1	Evelyn Rosales (Sr)	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	1
2	Jasmin Ayala (Jr)	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
5	Alina Ayala (So)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	Madilyn Noriega (So)	12	1	1	2	1	5	1	7	3
12	Y. Gonzales (Jr)	2	2	5	7	1	1	1	6	2
15	Khloe Belcher (Sr)	0	1	3	4	3	0	3	6	3
24	Lyndah Sauceda (Jr)	6	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	1
32	Alyna Gonzalez (Sr)	14	7	7	14	2	0	1	4	3
50	Julie Garza (Sr)	3	2	5	7	0	0	1	1	1

La Joya

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	41	7	14	21	4	14	5	16	7
1	A. Lozano (Fr)	4	2	6	8	0	1	1	2	0
2	C. Gandaria (Jr)	13	2	2	4	2	5	0	2	1
4	Azul Villasana (Fr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
5	Janell Gonzalez (So)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
10	Jaylani Ozuna (Sr)	3	0	1	1	1	3	0	2	0
13	Alexie Gonzalez (Sr)	3	2	1	3	0	1	1	1	2
22	Emily Salinas (So)	8	1	1	2	0	1	2	4	2
23	A. Arjona (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	Debany Garza (So)	10	0	1	1	1	2	0	2	1

Mercedes

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.33	0.26	0.50	0.57	1	12
1	Evelyn Rosales (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0	0
2	Jasmin Ayala (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	2
11	Madilyn Noriega (So)	0.14	0.71	1.67	0.33	1	3
12	Y. Gonzales (Jr)	0.17	0.17	0.50	0.50	0	1
15	Khloe Belcher (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	1.00	0	3
24	Lyndah Sauceda (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
32	Alyna Gonzalez (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.33	0	3
50	Julie Garza (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0	0

La Joya

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.25	0.88	2.00	0.71	21
1	A. Lozano (Fr)	0.00	0.50	1.00	1.00	0
2	C. Gandaria (Jr)	1.00	2.50	5.00	0.00	5
4	Azul Villasana (Fr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2
5	Janell Gonzalez (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1
10	Jaylani Ozuna (Sr)	0.50	1.50	3.00	0.00	5
13	Alexie Gonzalez (Sr)	0.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	1
22	Emily Salinas (So)	0.00	0.25	0.50	1.00	3
23	A. Arjona (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
24	Debany Garza (So)	0.50	1.00	2.00	0.00	3

Mercedes' stats are presented by HudlHudl

La Joya's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Mercedes can't get by La Joya

December 4, 2025: Mercedes, TX 78570

The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the La Joya Coyotes (La Joya, TX) and the host Mercedes Tigers (Mercedes, TX), witnessed La Joya's basketball squad hold off Mercedes by a count of 41-39.

With the victory, La Joya advances its record to 12-7 on the year. The Coyotes travel to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr, TX) to meet the Raiders in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 4. The Raiders enter the battle with a record of 10-4. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North won 58-41 in their recent non-league battle against Harlingen (Harlingen, TX)

The Tigers now own a 3-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rivera for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 4. Mercedes will battle a Raiders team coming off a 40-38 non-league win over Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX). The Raiders record now stands at 4-3.

Mercedes vs La Joya Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 4, 2025 @ 10:30a

The La Joya (TX) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Mercedes (TX) by a score of 41-39.

Rankings & Records

Mercedes (25-26)

TX	Section	State Div.
1,247	569	224

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
3-15	0-2	1-3	0-5	2-7	.167	.000	514	912

La Joya (25-26)

TX	Section	State Div.
527	239	145

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	PF	PA
16-8	3-1	3-1	10-6	.667	1,056	975

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Mercedes	9.6	6.4	8.4	8.2	-	28.6
La Joya	13.2	10.8	10.0	10.2	6.0	44.0

Head-to-Head

La Joya won last month

11/22 @ 12:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Mercedes - - - - 28
La Joya - - - - 48

The Mercedes (TX) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against La Joya (TX) by a score of 48-28.
Box score
La Joya won this month

12/4 @ 10:30a Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Mercedes - - - - 39
La Joya - - - - 41

The Mercedes (TX) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against La Joya (TX) by a score of 41-39.
Box score

11/22 @ 12:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mercedes	-	-	-	-	28
La Joya	-	-	-	-	48

Team Stat Comparison

Mercedes		La Joya
25.6	Points Per Game	43.9
27.5	Rebounds Per Game	32.8
4.8	Assists Per Game	7.4
5.1	Steals Per Game	11.0
1.8	Blocks Per Game	2.1

Team Leaders

Mercedes		La Joya	National Avg.
#11 Madilyn Noriega9.4	Points Per Game	#24 Debany Garza14.1	4.4
#32 Alyna Gonzalez10.9	Rebounds Per Game	#11 Brianna Reyna10.5	3.0
#12 Yzabella Gonzales1.2	Assists Per Game	#2 Calixtra Gandaria2.0	0.9
#11 Madilyn Noriega1.8	Steals Per Game	#11 Brianna Reyna2.6	1.3
#32 Alyna Gonzalez0.7	Blocks Per Game	#1 Annabella Lozano1.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Mercedes	1-10		La Joya	4-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/14/25	Mercedes	Edinburg North	(L) 56-27	1/16/26	La Joya	Edinburg North
				2/3/26	Edinburg North	La Joya
11/14/25	Mercedes	Economedes	(L) 31-24	1/20/26	Economedes	La Joya
				2/6/26	La Joya	Economedes
11/15/25	Hidalgo Early College	Mercedes	(W) 43-13	12/9/25	La Joya	Hidalgo Early College	(W) 51-35
11/20/25	Mercedes	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North	(L) 82-6	12/4/25	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North	La Joya	(L) 71-32
12/5/25	Mercedes	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North	(L) 98-40
11/20/25	Mercedes	Mission Veterans Memorial	(L) 60-21	11/14/25	Mission Veterans Memorial	La Joya	(W) 45-33
12/6/25	Mercedes	Mission Veterans Memorial	(L) 35-31
11/21/25	Mercedes	Rivera	(L) 67-27	12/5/25	Rivera	La Joya	(W) 57-47
12/4/25	Mercedes	Rivera	(L) 49-28
1/3/26	Mercedes	Rivera
2/3/26	Rivera	Mercedes
11/24/25	Sharyland	Mercedes	(L) 67-27	12/2/25	La Joya	Sharyland	(L) 40-38
12/2/25	Roma	Mercedes	(L) 45-29	11/18/25	Roma	La Joya	(W) 57-33

Record Breakdown

Mercedes (25-26)		La Joya (25-26)
3-15	Overall	16-8
0-2	League	0-0
1-2	Non-League	6-3
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
1-10	Common Opponent	4-2
1-3	Home	3-1
0-5	Away	3-1
2-7	Neutral	10-6
0-0	Playoff	0-0
3-15	In-State	16-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0