Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Merino Rams (Merino, CO) and the host Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs (Haxtun, CO), saw Merino's basketball squad wallop Haxtun by a tally of 67-33.

With the victory, Merino improves its record to 17-3 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Akron (Akron, CO) to confront the Rams in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 23. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 9-11. Akron won 36-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Wiggins (Wiggins, CO)