Porter is 0-6 against Mercedes since November of 2014 but things could change on Saturday. The Porter Cowboys will look to defend their home field against the Mercedes Tigers at 11:00 a.m.
Porter is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Lopez, falling 31-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Cowboys have suffered against the Lobos since September 28, 2017.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Mercedes against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest on Thursday as the squad secured a 40-13 win. The game marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season.
Mercedes' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Robert Sanchez, who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Aaron Cortez, who 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.
Porter's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Mercedes, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Porter was taken down by Mercedes 35-6 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Porter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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