In Friday's non-league contest, the visiting Merkel Badgers basketball team scored a big 74-38 triumph over the Coleman Bluecats.

The Badgers (2-2) will now prepare for their contest against Seymour (Seymour, TX). The Panthers go into the non-league contest with a 1-5 record. In their last contest, Seymour was trounced by Haskell (Haskell, TX), 49-37, in a non-league match.

The Bluecats now sport a 4-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Abilene Hawks for a non-league match on Tuesday, December 9. Coleman will face a Hawks squad coming off a 50-40 non-league loss to Haskell (Haskell, TX). The Hawks record now stands at 0-2.