Stanton suffers fifth straight loss at home
By Team Reports
Dec 5, 2023, 8:09pm
Recap: Stanton Buffaloes vs. Merkel Badgers
The Stanton Buffaloes lost against the Merkel Badgers back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Stanton took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Merkel. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Stanton in their matchups with Merkel: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the loss, Stanton still got an impressive performance from Nic Haas, who scored 33 points. Haas scored a full 66% of Stanton's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Stanton has yet to win a match at home this season, leaving them with a 3-7 record. As for Merkel, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Stanton will be playing at home against Pecos at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pecos comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Merkel's road trip will continue as they head out to face Reagan County at 1:00 p.m. on December 7th. Reagan County has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 362 points over their last five matches.
