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MerkelSweetwater

BadgersM
26
Mustangs
71

The Sweetwater (TX) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 71-26.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merkel----26
Sweetwater----71
Final score provided by S. Powell.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Sweetwater crushes Merkel

February 7, 2025: Sweetwater, TX 79556

The Sweetwater Mustangs (Sweetwater, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX), 71-26 in Friday's league bout.

The Mustangs now possess a 14-12 record. They play next when they host Clyde for a 3A Region I District 6 bout on Monday, February 10. Sweetwater will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 50-47 league win over San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy (San Angelo, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 15-14.

With the loss, Merkel falls to 7-19 on the campaign. The Badgers travel to Grape Creek (San Angelo, TX) to play the Eagles in a 3A Region I District 6 bout on Tuesday, February 11. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 9-20. Grape Creek lost 79-39 in their recent league bout against Sweetwater (Sweetwater, TX)

Merkel @ Sweetwater Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 7, 2025 @ 7:15p
Sweetwater High School
The Sweetwater (TX) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 71-26.

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Rankings & Records

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Merkel (24-25)

TXSectionState Div.
1,385290181
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
7-211-113-80-104-3.250.0831,1361,580

Sweetwater (24-25)

TXSectionState Div.
71617171
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
16-1310-28-47-31-6.552.8331,6751,471

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merkel8.89.08.810.340.6
Sweetwater		17.017.716.710.757.8

Head-to-Head

  • Sweetwater won on 1/14/2025
    1/14 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Sweetwater----82
    Merkel----41

    The Sweetwater (TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 82-41.

    Box score
  • Sweetwater won on 2/7/2025
    2/7 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Merkel----26
    Sweetwater----71

    The Merkel (TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Sweetwater (TX) by a score of 71-26.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Merkel1-9Sweetwater8-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/31/24ClydeMerkel(L) 59-441/17/25SweetwaterClyde(W) 43-39
1/24/25MerkelClyde(L) 51-332/10/25ClydeSweetwater(W) 58-39
1/3/25MerkelWall(L) 61-2012/20/24SweetwaterWall(W) 42-25
1/28/25WallMerkel(L) 53-341/21/25WallSweetwater(L) 64-61
1/7/25Jim NedMerkel(L) 64-2312/31/24Jim NedSweetwater(W) 60-55
1/31/25MerkelJim Ned(L) 57-411/24/25SweetwaterJim Ned(L) 52-50
1/10/25MerkelSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(L) 63-341/3/25SweetwaterSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(W) 76-36
2/4/25San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademyMerkel(L) 68-451/28/25San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademySweetwater(W) 65-49
1/17/25Grape CreekMerkel(W) 39-341/10/25Grape CreekSweetwater(W) 73-32
2/11/25MerkelGrape Creek(L) 56-292/4/25SweetwaterGrape Creek(W) 79-39

Record Breakdown

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Merkel (24-25)

Sweetwater (24-25)
7-21
Overall
16-13
1-11
League
10-2
2-7
Non-League
3-5
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
1-9
Common Opponent
8-2
3-8
Home
8-4
0-10
Away
7-3
4-3
Neutral
1-6
0-0
Playoff
1-1
6-21
In-State
16-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0