Mercedes has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Sharyland Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Last Friday, everything went Mercedes' way against Edinburg North as Mercedes made off with a 28-7 win.
Mercedes' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Robert Sanchez, who gained 116 total yards and two touchdowns, and Diego Bravo, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Sanchez got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 52 yards.
Mercedes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sharyland). They claimed a resounding 50-11 victory over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest at home.
Calvin Harris was his usual excellent self, throwing for 315 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes, and also rushing 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.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Mercedes has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 462.8 total yards per game. However, it's not like Sharyland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 396.2. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Mercedes couldn't quite finish off Sharyland in their previous matchup 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
