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OzonaMerkel

Lions
31
BadgersM
41

The Merkel (TX) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Ozona (TX) by a score of 41-31.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ozona----31
Merkel----41
Final score provided by B. Lee.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Ozona knocked off by Merkel

December 31, 2022: Ozona, TX 76943

The Merkel Badgers basketball team scored 41 points and held the host Ozona Lions to 31 in the Badgers non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Badgers now sport a 11-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Smyer for a non-league contest on Saturday, December 31. Merkel will battle a Bobcats team coming off a 54-48 non-league loss to Henrietta (Henrietta, TX). The Bobcats record now stands at 3-14.

The Lions (4-14) will now prepare for their contest against Christoval (Christoval, TX). The Cougars enter the 2A Region I District 7 contest with a 7-9 record. In their last contest, Christoval ran past Rocksprings (Rocksprings, TX), 53-50, in a non-league contest.

Ozona vs Merkel Basketball Game Info

Sat., Dec. 31, 2022 @ 9a
The Merkel (TX) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Ozona (TX) by a score of 41-31.

Rankings & Records

Ozona (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
1,486292177
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
5-271-133-92-120-6.156.0711,1861,832
M

Merkel (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
82619289
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
17-166-86-54-67-5.515.4291,5451,669

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ozona		7.77.97.311.137.1
Merkel8.015.712.711.046.8

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Ozona2-9Merkel7-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/22StantonOzona(L) 39-2912/6/22StantonMerkel(W) 41-39
12/8/22OzonaStanton(L) 45-30
12/1/22Grape CreekOzona(W) 60-411/20/23Grape CreekMerkel(W) 79-33
2/14/23MerkelGrape Creek(W) 62-29
12/3/22ColoradoOzona(L) 50-2112/9/22MerkelColorado(L) 51-48
12/8/22ColoradoOzona(L) 49-31
12/9/22Big SpringOzona(L) 45-2812/10/22Big SpringMerkel(W) 52-50
12/31/22OzonaHawley(L) 52-3012/30/22HawleyMerkel(W) 40-38
1/6/23Sterling CityOzona(L) 64-4811/29/22Sterling CityMerkel(W) 47-35
2/4/23OzonaSterling City(L) 78-22
1/13/23ForsanOzona(W) 44-4011/22/22ForsanMerkel(W) 72-35
2/8/23OzonaForsan(L) 63-44

Record Breakdown

Ozona (22-23)

M

Merkel (22-23)
5-27
Overall
17-16
1-13
League
6-8
2-4
Non-League
4-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
2-9
Common Opponent
7-1
3-9
Home
6-5
2-12
Away
4-6
0-6
Neutral
7-5
0-0
Playoff
0-0
5-27
In-State
17-16
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0