Abilene Hawks Hawks (Abilene, TX) supporters left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the host Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX), 60-54 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Abilene Hawks advances its record to 2-4 on the year. The Hawks travel to Santo (Santo, TX) to face the Wildcats in a non-league match on Thursday, December 11. The Wildcats enter the match with a record of 2-6. Santo lost 59-27 in their recent non-league match against Era (Era, TX)

The Badgers now own a 5-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Perrin-Whitt for a non-league match on Friday, December 12. Merkel will battle a Pirates team coming off a 61-38 non-league loss to Graford (Graford, TX). The Pirates record now stands at 5-5.