Football Recap: Merkel Skates Past Stanton with Ease

Merkel's game two weeks ago was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-9 win over the Stanton Buffaloes. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Badgers considering their 13-point performance the game before.

Merkel was led to victory by Easton Malone and Cj Guadarrama. Malone threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, while Guadarrama rushed for 92 yards and three TDs on only nine carries. Those 92 rushing yards gave Guadarrama a new career-high.

Merkel didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eli Delgado and Jose Ortiz.

Merkel has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.5 points. As for Stanton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Merkel will face off against rival Grape Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Stanton is set to challenge their familiar foe Coahoma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.