The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Cisco Loboes (Cisco, TX) and the visiting Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX), observed Cisco's basketball team overwhelm Merkel by a score of 60-23.

The Loboes (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Christoval (Christoval, TX). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Christoval trounced San Saba (San Saba, TX), 60-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Badgers encounter the Odessa Bronchos (Odessa, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 5. Merkel will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Bronchos come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 42-19 non-league win over Cooper (Abilene, TX).