The Veterans Memorial Chargers (Brownsville, TX) basketball felled the visiting Mercedes Tigers (Mercedes, TX), 63-48 in Saturday's league test.

The Chargers (6-9) will now prepare for their test against Pace (Brownsville, TX). The Vikings go into the 5A Region IV District 32 test with a 16-6 record. In their last test, Pace thwarted Weslaco East (Weslaco, TX), 48-45, in a league test.

The Tigers now own a 10-11 record. They play next when they host Pace for a 5A Region IV District 32 test on Friday, January 6. Mercedes will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 39-36 league loss to Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX). The Vikings record now stands at 16-7.