Sharyland has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Mercedes Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 924 yards in their previous games.
Sharyland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest 50-11 at home.
Calvin Harris continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 315 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes, and also rushing for 59 yards on only eight carries. A healthy portion of that aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to Bruno Cavazos, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Mercedes had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they 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 showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 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 games.
The victory got Sharyland back to even at 2-2. As for Mercedes, their record is now 3-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Sharyland has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 396.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Mercedes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 462.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Sharyland came out on top in a nail-biter against Mercedes in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 6-3. Does Sharyland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mercedes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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