In Thursday's non-league test, the Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX) basketball squad got by the visiting Grandview Zebras (Grandview, TX), by a tally of 32-30.

The Badgers now possess a 1-5 record. They play next when they travel to Clarendon for a non-league bout on Thursday, November 20. Merkel will play a Broncos team coming off a 56-32 non-league loss to Canyon (Canyon, TX). The Broncos record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Grandview falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Zebras travel to Krum (Krum, TX) to play the Bobcats in a non-league bout on Thursday, November 20. The Bobcats go into the bout with a record of 1-3. Krum lost 51-36 in their recent non-league test against Richland (Prosper, TX)