Donna and Mercedes are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Redskins will welcome the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Donna's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Mercedes has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Donna picked up another tournament win on Friday. They put the hurt on La Feria with a sharp 61-40 win. The Redskins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Sonya Perez
| 12/04/25 vs San Perlita | 21 |
| 12/05/25 vs La Feria | 20 |
| 11/21/25 vs Clemens | 19 |
| 11/20/25 @ King | 17 |
| 11/18/25 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 13 |
| + 6 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Donna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sonya Perez, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 20 boards. Perez has become a key player for the Redskins: the team is 6-1 when she posts at least eight rebounds, but 4-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Howell, who posted 14 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Donna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.4 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 13.6.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 98-40, which was the final score in Mercedes' tilt against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North on Friday.
Mercedes' loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Donna, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Donna beat Mercedes 56-49 when the teams last played back in January. Do the Redskins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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