A win for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 40-13 loss at the hands of the Mercedes Tigers. The Javelinas have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mercedes was led to victory by Robert Sanchez and Aaron Cortez. Sanchez rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while Cortez 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). A healthy portion of Cortez's aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Baltazar Fuentes, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Mercedes, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 34-7 loss against Edcouch-Elsa on the 1st. Mercedes has also already played their next matchup, a 56-13 win against Porter on the 2nd.
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