The Hermleigh Cardinals bounced the host Merkel Badgers basketball team by a margin of 69-27 in Thursday's non-league game.

The Cardinals now have a 9-0 record. They play next when they travel to Jayton for a non-league game on Thursday, December 4. Hermleigh will confront a Jaybirds team coming off a 73-14 non-league win over Throckmorton (Throckmorton, TX). The Jaybirds record now stands at 7-2.

With the loss, Merkel drops to 3-7 on the year. The Badgers host Westbrook (Westbrook, TX) to clash with the Wildcats in a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 9. The Wildcats enter the outing with a record of 13-0. Westbrook won 64-31 in their recent non-league game against Crane (Crane, TX)