Edison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a 45-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mercedes Tigers.
Despite the loss, Edison had strong showings from Danielle Perez, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, and Thalia Avina, who had nine points plus eight steals and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Perez a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven).
Even though they lost, Edison smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Mercedes' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madilyn Noriega, who went 10 for 16 en route to 24 points plus three steals. Noriega has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anissa Sanchez, who posted nine points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Edison's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Mercedes, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Edison has already played their next contest, a 48-26 win against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial on the 15th. As for Mercedes, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-19 loss against San Benito on the 15th.
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