The crowd at Tuesday's non-league bout between the Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX) and the visiting Aspermont Hornets (Aspermont, TX), saw Merkel's volleyball squad beat Aspermont by a tally of 3-0.

With the win, Merkel upgrades its record to 22-3 on the year. The Badgers host Abilene Christian (Abilene, TX) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Saturday, September 9. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 14-4. Abilene Christian won 3-2 in their recent non-league bout against Hawley (Hawley, TX)

The Hornets now own a 3-11 record. They play next when they travel to Plains for a non-league bout on Saturday, September 9. Aspermont will play a Cowboys squad coming off a 3-0 non-league loss to Monterey (Lubbock, TX). The Cowboys record now stands at 1-13.