The Ballinger Bearcats volleyball team scored 2 points and restricted the host Merkel Badgers to 0 in the Bearcats non-league triumph on Friday.

The Bearcats now have a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Tahoka for a non-league outing on Saturday, August 23. Ballinger will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 0-0 non-league Loop (Loop, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 2-9.

With the loss, Merkel drops to 1-3 on the campaign. The Badgers travel to Tahoka (Tahoka, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Saturday, August 23. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 3-9. Tahoka won 3-0 in their recent non-league game against Holy Cross (Midland, TX)