The Merrill Vandals (Merrill, MI) basketball edged the host Farwell Eagles (Farwell, MI), 47-43 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Vandals now possess a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to St. Charles for a Mid-State bout on Wednesday, December 18. Merrill will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 59-25 non-league loss to Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw, MI). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, Farwell falls to 0-6 on the campaign. The Eagles host Kalkaska (Kalkaska, MI) to play the Blazers in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Blazers go into the bout with a record of 2-3. Kalkaska lost 72-38 in their recent league bout against Elk Rapids (Elk Rapids, MI)