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BallingerMerkel
Bearcats
26
BadgersM
49

The Merkel (TX) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Ballinger (TX) by a score of 49-26.

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Ballinger----26
Merkel----49
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Texas High School Basketball - Merkel trounces Ballinger

January 27, 2023: Merkel, TX 79536

The Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Ballinger Bearcats (Ballinger, TX), 49-26 in Friday's league test.

The Badgers (15-13) will now prepare for their test against Coahoma (Coahoma, TX). The Bulldogs go into the 3A Region I District 6 test with a 14-11 record. In their last test, Coahoma was trounced by Jim Ned (Tuscola, TX), 54-42, in a league test.

The Bearcats now own a 10-18 record. They play next when they host Wall for a 3A Region I District 6 test on Tuesday, January 31. Ballinger will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 57-53 league win over Clyde (Clyde, TX). The Hawks record now stands at 14-8.

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Rankings & Records

Ballinger (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
1,185243156
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
10-231-122-93-105-4.303.0771,3261,564
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Merkel (22-23)

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

Team Scoring Averages

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Ballinger		9.06.810.113.440.2
Merkel8.015.712.711.046.8

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Head-to-Head

  • Merkel won on 1/3/2023
    1/3 @ 4pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Merkel----42
    Ballinger----35

    The Merkel (TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Ballinger (TX) by a score of 42-35.

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  • Merkel won on 1/27/2023
    1/27 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Ballinger----26
    Merkel----49

    The Ballinger (TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 49-26.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Ballinger2-11Merkel5-9
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/22BallingerColorado(L) 47-2612/9/22MerkelColorado(L) 51-48
12/9/22BallingerAnson(W) 41-2812/13/22MerkelAnson(W) 44-26
12/20/22BallingerCoahoma(L) 62-511/6/23CoahomaMerkel(W) 53-51
1/24/23CoahomaBallinger(L) 51-472/4/23MerkelCoahoma(W) 68-59
1/6/23BallingerWall(L) 53-231/13/23MerkelWall(L) 70-22
2/2/23WallBallinger(L) 63-372/7/23WallMerkel(L) 57-36
1/10/23San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademyBallinger(L) 68-221/17/23MerkelSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(L) 75-40
2/3/23BallingerSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(L) 69-312/10/23San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademyMerkel(L) 64-55
1/13/23BallingerGrape Creek(W) 54-231/20/23Grape CreekMerkel(W) 79-33
2/7/23Grape CreekBallinger2/14/23MerkelGrape Creek(W) 62-29
1/17/23BallingerClyde(L) 55-4512/20/22ClydeMerkel(L) 59-51
2/10/23ClydeBallinger(L) 69-471/24/23MerkelClyde(L) 63-26
1/20/23Jim NedBallinger(L) 55-381/10/23Jim NedMerkel(L) 52-38
2/14/23BallingerJim Ned(L) 42-302/3/23MerkelJim Ned(L) 76-36

Record Breakdown

Ballinger (22-23)

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Merkel (22-23)
10-23
Overall
17-16
1-12
League
6-8
1-6
Non-League
4-2
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
2-11
Common Opponent
5-9
2-9
Home
6-5
3-10
Away
4-6
5-4
Neutral
7-5
0-0
Playoff
0-0
10-23
In-State
17-16
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0