Mercedes only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 27-point they dealt Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest on Thursday. The Mercedes Tigers claimed a resounding 40-13 win over the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas. Considering the Tigers have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Mercedes was led to victory by Robert Sanchez and Aaron Cortez. Sanchez rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while Cortez threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Cortez a new career-high in rushing yards (60). Baltazar Fuentes was Cortez's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mercedes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Mercedes' victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Mercedes has already played their next game, a 56-13 win against Porter on the 2nd. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 34-7 loss against Edcouch-Elsa on the 1st.
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