Merkel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Munday Moguls, falling 71-40. While losing is never fun, the Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1391st, while the Moguls are ranked 411th).
Talan Collins was nothing short of spectacular for Munday: he went 10 of 11 en route to 21 points. That's the most points Collins has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Jariyis Williams, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points along with five boards and three steals.
Merkel's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Munday, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Merkel won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Colorado at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Merkel is facing Colorado at the right time seeing as Colorado is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Munday, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Newcastle at 2:00 p.m. on December 30th.
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