The Merkel Badgers nipped the visiting Haskell Indians basketball squad by a final score of 51-44 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Badgers clash with the Westbrook Wildcats (Westbrook, TX) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, December 10. Merkel will attempt to upgrade on its 2-6 season record. The Wildcats enter the outing with a 1-3 record after their 44-40 non-league loss to All Saints Episcopal School (Lubbock, TX).

The Indians (1-4) will now prepare for their outing against Clyde (Clyde, TX). The Bulldogs enter the non-league outing with a 6-3 record. In their last outing, Clyde got by Munday (Munday, TX), 49-31, in a non-league outing.