There's no place like home for Edcouch-Elsa, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They enjoyed a cozy 21-7 win over the Mercedes Tigers on Friday. The Yellowjackets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
The critical scores for Edcouch-Elsa came from Elijah Trevino, Ayden Mercado, and Aydan Garcia.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Edcouch-Elsa's defense and their nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Gaven Rodriguez and Troy Barco, who racked up six sacks between them. Rodriguez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least nine every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Mercedes' side was Matthew Cano, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Mercedes lost, don't look at Robert Sanchez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Edcouch-Elsa's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Mercedes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Edcouch-Elsa is taking a road trip to square off against Porter at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Edcouch-Elsa's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so Porter's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mercedes, they will welcome Lopez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lopez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season.
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