Basketball Recap: Mercedes Tigers vs. Edinburg North Cougars
After flying high against Valley View on Friday, Mercedes came back down to earth. The Mercedes Tigers fell to the Edinburg North Cougars 58-52. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2022.
Mercedes lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Summer Vento, who had six points in addition to 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Vento a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six).
Edinburg North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Yaneth Salinas led the charge by scoring 17 points plus seven rebounds. Valeria Galindo was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Mercedes now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Edinburg North, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-3.
Mercedes wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 39-26 victory against Raymondville on the 12th. Edinburg North has also already played their next contest, a 53-42 loss against Mission on the 12th.
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