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MerkelBallinger
BadgersM
52
Bearcats
34

The Ballinger (TX) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 52-34.

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Merkel----52
Ballinger----34
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Texas High School Basketball - Merkel thwarts Ballinger

January 3, 2023: Ballinger, TX 76821

The Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX) basketball knocked off the host Ballinger Bearcats (Ballinger, TX), 52-34 in Tuesday's league test.

The Badgers (17-5) will now prepare for their test against Coahoma (Coahoma, TX). The Bulldogs go into the 3A Region I District 6 test with a 7-11 record. In their last test, Coahoma went down by Jim Ned (Tuscola, TX), 59-45, in a league test.

The Bearcats now own a 8-6 record. They play next when they travel to Wall for a 3A Region I District 6 test on Friday, January 6. Ballinger will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 57-35 league win over Clyde (Clyde, TX). The Hawks record now stands at 17-3.

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    Merkel (22-23)

    TXSectionState Div.
    2428625
    OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
    23-119-510-37-66-2.676.6431,8021,200

    Ballinger (22-23)

    TXSectionState Div.
    31510235
    OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
    22-138-68-38-86-2.629.5711,6121,334

    Team Scoring Averages

    Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Merkel9.612.112.113.0-53.0
    Ballinger    		13.315.015.512.89.046.1

    Merkel Videos

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    • Play video icon Merkel vs Brady Game Highlights - Feb. 13, 2023 1:39
    • Play video icon Merkel vs Wall Game Highlights - Feb. 7, 2023 1:27

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    Head-to-Head

    • Merkel won on 1/3/2023
      1/3 @ 2:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Merkel----52
      Ballinger----34

      The Merkel (TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Ballinger (TX) by a score of 52-34.

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    • Merkel won on 1/27/2023
      1/27 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Ballinger----37
      Merkel----48

      The Ballinger (TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 48-37.

      Box score

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Merkel9-5Ballinger9-7
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    12/13/22San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademyMerkel(W) 100-81/10/23San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademyBallinger(W) 65-17
    1/17/23MerkelSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(W) 69-122/3/23BallingerSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(W) 69-31
    12/16/22MerkelGrape Creek(W) 75-181/13/23BallingerGrape Creek(W) 52-28
    1/20/23Grape CreekMerkel(W) 69-172/7/23Grape CreekBallinger(W) 56-27
    12/20/22ClydeMerkel(W) 57-4012/13/22ClydeBallinger(W) 55-34
    1/24/23MerkelClyde(W) 51-361/17/23BallingerClyde(L) 62-61
    12/29/22VeribestMerkel(W) 38-3111/18/22BallingerVeribest(L) 38-36
    12/9/22BallingerVeribest(L) 43-36
    1/6/23CoahomaMerkel(W) 47-2512/20/22BallingerCoahoma(W) 46-39
    1/30/23MerkelCoahoma(L) 67-541/24/23CoahomaBallinger(W) 58-45
    1/10/23Jim NedMerkel(L) 52-2112/16/22BallingerJim Ned(L) 65-33
    2/3/23MerkelJim Ned(L) 65-281/20/23Jim NedBallinger(L) 48-19
    2/20/23BallingerJim Ned(L) 53-18
    1/13/23MerkelWall(L) 39-361/6/23BallingerWall(L) 40-27
    2/7/23WallMerkel(L) 37-192/2/23WallBallinger(W) 48-46
    2/13/23MerkelBrady(W) 54-3311/5/22BallingerBrady(W) 66-26

    Record Breakdown

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    Merkel (22-23)

    Ballinger (22-23)
    23-11
    		Overall
    22-13
    9-5
    		League
    8-6
    3-4
    		Non-League
    4-5
    2-0
    		Head to Head
    0-2
    9-5
    		Common Opponent
    9-7
    10-3
    		Home
    8-3
    7-6
    		Away
    8-8
    6-2
    		Neutral
    6-2
    1-1
    		Playoff
    2-1
    23-11
    		In-State
    22-13
    0-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-0