Texas High School Basketball - Pace over Mercedes
January 5, 2024: Brownsville, TX 78520 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Pace Vikings (Brownsville, TX) and the visiting Mercedes Tigers (Mercedes, TX), saw Pace's basketball squad overcome Mercedes by a tally of 53-38.
With the victory, Pace improves its record to 7-10 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Briarcrest Christian (Eads, TN) to confront the Saints in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Saints come into the challenge with a record of 17-3. Briarcrest Christian won 76-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Hartfield Academy (Flowood, MS)
Next up, the Tigers confront the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets (Edcouch, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 32 challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Mercedes will attempt to improve on its 5-13 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 9-10 record after their 70-38 league loss to Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX).