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The Alpine (TX) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 83-22.

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Merkel----83
Alpine----22
Final score provided by C. Virdell.
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Texas High School Basketball - Merkel crushes Alpine

December 29, 2022: Merkel, TX 79536

Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Alpine Bucks (Alpine, TX), 83-22 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Merkel upgrades its record to 16-4 on the season. The Badgers travel to Veribest (Veribest, TX) to play the Falcons in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 29. The Falcons go into the bout with a record of 13-2. Veribest lost 44-34 in their recent non-league bout against Hermleigh (Hermleigh, TX)

Next up, the Bucks play the Kress Kangaroos (Kress, TX) in a non-league bout, on Friday, December 30. Alpine will attempt to upgrade on its 5-10 season record. The Kangaroos go into the bout with a 3-5 record after their 45-41 non-league loss to All Saints Episcopal School (Lubbock, TX).

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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

    Alpine (22-23)

    TXSectionState Div.
    1,030244145
    OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
    14-149-35-37-82-3.500.7501,1311,229

    Team Scoring Averages

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    Merkel9.612.112.113.053.0
    Alpine
    11.37.310.712.040.4

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    Record Breakdown

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    Merkel (22-23)

    Alpine (22-23)

    23-11
    Overall
    14-14
    9-5
    League
    9-3
    3-4
    Non-League
    3-4
    1-0
    Head to Head
    0-1
    0-0
    Common Opponent
    0-0
    10-3
    Home
    5-3
    7-6
    Away
    7-8
    6-2
    Neutral
    2-3
    1-1
    Playoff
    0-1
    23-11
    In-State
    13-14
    0-0
    Out-of-State
    0-0