The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Plains Cowboys (Plains, TX) and the host Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX), observed Plains's basketball team overwhelm Merkel by a score of 75-33.

The Cowboys (14-2) will now prepare for their challenge against West Texas Tornadoes (Slaton, TX). The Tornadoes come into the non-league challenge with a 8-2 record. In their last challenge, West Texas Tornadoes trounced Smyer (Smyer, TX), 73-64, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Badgers battle the Friona Chieftans (Friona, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Merkel will attempt to improve on its 4-10 season record. The Chieftans come into the challenge with a 3-12 record after their 44-37 non-league loss to Smyer (Smyer, TX).