After flying high against Donna North last Tuesday, Mercedes came back down to earth. The Mercedes Tigers fell to the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets 65-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Edcouch-Elsa's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Victor Hernandez led the charge by going 6 of 13 en route to 19 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Those eight boards gave Hernandez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Uvalle, who posted 15 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Mercedes' loss dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Edcouch-Elsa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mercedes will face off against Rivera at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Edcouch-Elsa, they are taking a road trip to take on Lopez at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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