The Mercedes Tigers basketball squad (Mercedes, TX), lost 49-37 in Friday's non-league challenge with the visiting Miller Buccaneers (Corpus Christi, TX)

The Buccaneers (12-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Edinburg North (Edinburg, TX). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 13-6 record. In their last challenge, Edinburg North defeated Port Isabel (Port Isabel, TX), 80-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Porter Cowboys (Brownsville, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 32 challenge, on Tuesday, December 16. Mercedes will attempt to better on its 6-9 season record. The Cowboys enter the match with a 5-6 record after their 78-45 non-league loss to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan, TX).