Bangs and Merkel are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Bangs Dragons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Merkel Badgers at 7:00 p.m. Neither Bangs nor Merkel posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
After dropping their season opener at home, Merkel is headed out to face a Dragons squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Bangs came up short against Early on Friday, falling 33-12. The Dragons just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Merkel ended up a good deal behind Ballinger on Friday and lost 28-10. The Badgers were down 28-3 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Bangs ended up a good deal behind Merkel in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 54-37. Can Bangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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