Mercedes is 6-0 against Porter since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Mercedes Tigers will head out to challenge the Porter Cowboys at 11:00 a.m. Mercedes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season.
Mercedes will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 27-point they dealt Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest on Thursday. Mercedes blew past Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest 40-13. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Mercedes relied on 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). 90 of Cortez's passing yards were hauled in by Baltazar Fuentes, who also brought in a receiving 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Porter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat dating back to last season. 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.
Mercedes' victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Porter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Mercedes against Porter in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 35-6 win. Does Mercedes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Porter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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