After two games on the road, Mercedes is heading back home. They will welcome the Sharyland Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went Mercedes' way against Edinburg North as Mercedes made off with a 28-7 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mercedes to victory, but perhaps none more so than Robert Sanchez, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sanchez's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sharyland). They simply couldn't be stopped last Thursday as they easily beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest 50-11 at home.
It was another big night for Calvin Harris, who threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 59 yards on only eight carries. Bruno Cavazos was Harris' top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mercedes' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sharyland, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Mercedes couldn't quite finish off Sharyland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 6-3. Can Mercedes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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