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RiveraMercedes
Raiders
78
Tigers
79

The Mercedes (TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Rivera (Brownsville, TX) in overtime by a score of 79-78.

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Rivera158132481078
Mercedes121162281179
Final score provided by J. Guerrero.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Rivera nipped by Mercedes

December 14, 2021: Mercedes, TX 78570

The Mercedes Tigers tipped the visiting Rivera Raiders basketball team by a final score of 79-78 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Tigers face the Santa Rosa Warriors (Santa Rosa, TX) in a non-league game, on Thursday, December 16. Mercedes will attempt to move on its 8-4 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 6-7 record after their 85-54 non-league loss to Economedes (Edinburg, TX).

With the defeat, Rivera moves to 7-6 on the year. The Raiders host Los Fresnos (Los Fresnos, TX) to face the Falcons in a 6A Region IV District 32 game on Friday, December 31. The Falcons enter the game with a record of 10-5.

Rankings & Records

Rivera (21-22)

TXSectionState Div.
937170233
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
12-185-98-54-100-3.400.3571,5091,516

Mercedes (21-22)

TXSectionState Div.
677120166
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
17-137-78-45-64-3.567.5001,7551,658

Team Scoring Averages

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Rivera		12.611.613.814.78.010.050.3
Mercedes		11.313.113.114.324.311.058.5

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Head-to-Head

  • Mercedes won on 12/14/2021
    12/14 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
    Rivera158132481078
    Mercedes121162281179

    The Rivera (Brownsville, TX) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Mercedes (TX) in overtime by a score of 79-78.

    Box score
  • Mercedes won on 12/17/2021
    12/17 @ 3pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Rivera----26
    Mercedes----70

    The Rivera (Brownsville, TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Mercedes (TX) by a score of 70-26.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

RiveraMercedes
35.9Points Per Game25.1
3.2Rebounds Per Game13.3
0.5Assists Per Game6.0
1.0Steals Per Game2.5
0.4Blocks Per Game1.7

Team Leaders

RiveraMercedesNational Avg.
#13 Ramsey Rocha13.2Points Per Game#5 David Clower17.24.9
#23 Irineo Acevedo2.2Rebounds Per Game#0 Kemper Ledesma6.22.6
#1 Alek Guzman0.3Assists Per Game#10 Joseph Rocha4.01.0
#30 Alan Smith0.5Steals Per Game#1 Joaquin Gonzales1.10.8
#23 Irineo Acevedo0.5Blocks Per Game#0 Kemper Ledesma1.30.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Rivera3-6Mercedes7-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/12/21RiveraLopez(L) 46-421/11/22LopezMercedes(W) 45-37
2/4/22MercedesLopez(W) 50-48
11/19/21PorterRivera(W) 62-3212/31/21PorterMercedes(W) 57-39
1/25/22MercedesPorter(W) 53-44
11/22/21RiveraPort Isabel(W) 63-4811/13/21Port IsabelMercedes(W) 79-41
12/3/21Port IsabelRivera(L) 50-44
11/27/21RiveraVeterans Memorial(L) 46-401/4/22MercedesVeterans Memorial(W) 65-45
12/4/21RiveraVeterans Memorial(L) 62-581/28/22Veterans MemorialMercedes(L) 54-52
12/17/21RiveraRio Hondo(L) 66-5112/9/21Rio HondoMercedes(W) 61-51
1/4/22RiveraHanna(W) 46-4011/16/21MercedesHanna(L) 64-32
1/28/22HannaRivera(L) 58-54

Record Breakdown

Rivera (21-22)

Mercedes (21-22)
12-18
Overall
17-13
5-9
League
7-7
4-5
Non-League
5-4
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
3-6
Common Opponent
7-2
8-5
Home
8-4
4-10
Away
5-6
0-3
Neutral
4-3
0-0
Playoff
0-0
12-18
In-State
17-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0