The Mexico Tigers will wrap up 2025 with a road trip to face off against the Jordan-Elbridge Eagles at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Mexico is looking for their season's first win.
Mexico is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Institute of Tech on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Tigers might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Eagles an easy 76-55 victory. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Eagles are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Jordan-Elbridge fought the good fight in their overtime game against Cortland last Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Purple Tigers. The Eagles have struggled against the Purple Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Mexico's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Jordan-Elbridge, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Mexico lost to Jordan-Elbridge on the road by a decisive 57-40 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2020. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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