After two games on the road, Mercedes is heading back home. They will welcome the Sharyland Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Mercedes' way against Edinburg North as Mercedes made off with a 28-7 win.
Robert Sanchez and Diego Bravo were among the main playmakers for Mercedes as the former gained 116 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Sanchez was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run 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 matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sharyland). They blew past Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, posting a 50-11 victory 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. 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 meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 6-3. Can Mercedes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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