Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX) boosters left the game satisfied Saturday as they saw their basketball team topple the host Santo Wildcats (Santo, TX), 63-48 in a non-league game.

The Badgers now have a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Coleman for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 16. Merkel will confront a Bluecats team coming off a 83-30 non-league win over Lingleville (Lingleville, TX). The Bluecats record now stands at 6-7.

With the loss, Santo falls to 4-8 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Coolidge (Coolidge, TX) to confront the Yellowjackets in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 16. The Yellowjackets go into the game with a record of 3-11. Coolidge won 57-51 in their recent non-league outing against Frost (Frost, TX)