Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Reagan County Owls (Big Lake, TX) and the host Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX), saw Reagan County's basketball squad wallop Merkel by a tally of 72-39.

With the victory, Reagan County improves its record to 14-4 on the campaign. The Owls travel to Beckville (Beckville, TX) to confront the Bearcats in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Bearcats come into the challenge with a record of 10-4. Beckville won 50-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Dalhart (Dalhart, TX)

Next up, the Badgers confront the Whitharral Panthers (Whitharral, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 30. Merkel will attempt to improve on its 10-6 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 11-3 record after their 61-28 non-league win over Ozona (Ozona, TX).