The Rio Hondo Bobcats basketball squad (Rio Hondo, TX), was topped 51-34 in Tuesday's non-league contest with the host Mercedes Tigers (Mercedes, TX)

The Tigers (5-7) will now prepare for their contest against Weslaco (Weslaco, TX). The Panthers come into the non-league contest with a 9-7 record. In their last contest, Weslaco defeated San Benito (San Benito, TX), 73-57, in a non-league match.

The Bobcats now own a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Harlingen for a non-league match on Thursday, December 11. Rio Hondo will face a Cardinals squad coming off a 79-45 non-league win over Hidalgo Early College (Hidalgo, TX). The Cardinals record now stands at 12-4.