Texas High School Basketball - Grape Creek ripped by Merkel
January 20, 2023: Merkel, TX 79536 The Merkel Badgers basketball team scored 69 points and held the visiting Grape Creek Eagles to 17 in the Badgers league triumph on Friday.
The Badgers now sport a 19-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Clyde for a 3A Region I District 6 contest on Tuesday, January 24. Merkel will battle a Bulldogs team coming off a 58-31 league loss to Coahoma (Coahoma, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 13-15.
The Eagles (3-18) will now prepare for their contest against Wall (Wall, TX). The Hawks enter the 3A Region I District 6 contest with a 21-4 record. In their last contest, Wall was routed by Jim Ned (Tuscola, TX), 45-35, in a league contest.