Basketball Preview: Roma Gladiators vs. Mercedes Tigers
After two games on the road, Roma is heading back home. They will challenge the Mercedes Tigers at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercedes took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Roma, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Roma finally turned things around against Porter on Saturday. They snuck past the Cowboys with a 45-39 win.
Meanwhile, Mercedes suffered their biggest loss since November 7th on Friday. They were beaten by San Benito 52-19. The game was a close 13-10 at the break, but unfortunately for the Tigers it sure didn't stay that way.
Madilyn Noriega was Mercedes' leading scorer, having posted seven points. Noriega also led the team in assists with two.
Alyna Gonzalez held things down on the boards with ten rebounds.
Roma's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Mercedes, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Roma strolled past Mercedes when the teams last played back in November of 2016 by a score of 45-30. Does Roma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mercedes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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