Mercedes lost against Rivera back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mercedes Tigers received a blow as they fell 65-47 to the Rivera Raiders. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rivera to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah Cuellar, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Cuellar has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Reggie Clark was another key player, putting up 18 points.
Mercedes' defeat dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Rivera, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season.
Mercedes has already played their next contest (against Lopez), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rivera will challenge Pace at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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