Merkel had a bit more than a touchdown to spare in a 53-41 win over Ballinger. The success made it back-to-back wins for Merkel.
The Merkel offense pulled no punches in the first half and blazed their way to 34 points. Ballinger wasn't quite able to keep up, scoring 14 to make it 34-14 heading into the break. Merkel were outperformed in the second half 19-27 but had enough points saved up to walk away with the win.
Among those leading the charge for Merkel was senior Jonah White, who rushed for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns on 24 carries. That makes it eight straight good games in a row from White. Senior Jakob Dearing was in the mix, too, providing Merkel with two touchdowns. The game brought them to 3-5 and dropped Ballinger to a mirror-image 5-3.
Both teams are staying within the conference for their upcoming matches. Merkel will be staying on the road next week, facing off against Grape Creek. Merkel will be strutting in after a victory while Grape Creek will be stumbling in from a defeat. As for Ballinger, they will face off against Coleman. Coleman stagger in eager to bring about an end to their four-game losing streak.
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