The Krum Bobcats nipped the host Merkel Badgers basketball squad by a final score of 31-25 in Friday's non-league game.

The Bobcats now possess a 4-5 record. They play next when they travel to Iowa Park for a non-league game on Friday, November 21. Krum will confront a Hawks team coming off a 58-11 non-league loss to Clarendon (Clarendon, TX). The Hawks record now stands at 0-4.

With the loss, Merkel falls to 1-7 on the year. The Badgers travel to Edgewood (Edgewood, TX) to clash with the Bulldogs in a non-league outing on Saturday, November 22. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 1-4. Edgewood lost 45-28 in their recent non-league game against Santo (Santo, TX)