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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.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merkel----52
Ballinger----34
Final score provided by T. Damiano.
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Game Story

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.

Merkel @ Ballinger Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 3, 2023 @ 2:30p
The Ballinger (TX) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 52-34.

Scoretracker Providers

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Rankings & Records

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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

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.

    Box score
  • 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