The Big Spring Steers (Big Spring, TX) basketball crushed the host Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX), 59-27 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Steers now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Andrews for a non-league bout on Monday, November 25. Big Spring will play a Mustangs team coming off a 66-56 non-league loss to Canyon (Canyon, TX). The Mustangs record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Merkel falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Badgers host Forsan (Forsan, TX) to play the Buffaloes in a non-league bout on Monday, November 25. The Buffaloes go into the bout with a record of 2-0. Forsan won 67-64 in their recent non-league bout against Colorado (Colorado City, TX)