Sharyland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Mercedes Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sharyland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Thursday as they easily beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest 50-11 at home.
Calvin Harris was his usual excellent self, throwing for 315 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes, and also rushing for 59 yards on only eight carries. Mario Mendoza was in the mix too, providing Sharyland with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Mercedes waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 28-7 win.
Mercedes got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Robert Sanchez out in front who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sanchez got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 52 yards. Diego Bravo was another key player, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Mercedes wouldn't let Edinburg North keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mercedes can thank Anthony Velasquez and Luke Rocha for forcing both of them. Velasquez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
The win got Sharyland back to even at 2-2. As for Mercedes, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Sharyland skirted past Mercedes 6-3 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Sharyland 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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