Merkel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Wall Hawks at home and fell 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1087th, while the Hawks are ranked 238th).
Easton Malone threw for 125 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 69 yards.
Mayson Prieto was his top target, picking up 52 receiving yards.
Landon H York was a one-man wrecking crew for Wall as he threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. Reid Robertson was another key player, picking up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Merkel's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Wall, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Merkel will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Stanton at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Wall, they will be playing at home against Coahoma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wall knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Coahoma likes a good challenge.
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