In the game against Central Florida Elite, Mercado put on a masterclass in getting the ball up the court, with the pass and not the dribble, very quickly. She hit teammates far ahead (30-60 feet)of her with pinpoint accuracy on precision passing in stride no less than five times that game. She also was able to break down the opposing team’s pressure with the dribble on a couple of occasions and go 80 feet before scoring layups with both hands. Mercado also had multiple offensive rebounds and put backs for scores FBC NextUp. There is no doubt that Scarlett is one of the best passers in the southeast. Her showing the ability to score the ball in a variety of ways the travel ball season has been a very pleasant addition to her game. She was surrounded by high level college talent in high school last year at Athens Christian, but with those players graduating and moving on to Providence College to play at the next level the scoring load will fall on Mercado. She has proven so far this Spring and Summer that she is more than capable of filling that role. She also played excellent on ball defense and was not afraid to get on the floor for loose balls. She maybe a Philippine international player, but her Aussie toughness was on display this game as well.

Scarlett, originally from Australia, is a new player to Georgia who has done an outstanding job running the team’s offense and distributing the ball to her very gifted senior teammates. Mercado has a slick, sneaky handle, that left one player laying on the floor while she rose up and almost completed an insane highlight play missing the three. She has great vision and delivers the ball on time and in area. Mercado is a very capable, efficient scorer herself from all three levels and in transition.