The Merkel Badgers are taking a road trip to take on the Brownfield Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Merkel knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Brownfield likes a good challenge.
Merkel is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Badgers blew the Eagles out of the water with a 58-12 final score. The Badgers pushed the score to 44-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Merkel's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cj Guadarrama, who rushed for 52 yards and three TDs, and also caught one score. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Guadarrama a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tristian Quinonez-Smith, who gained 163 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Brownfield played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 42-21 to Littlefield. The defeat continues a trend for the Cubs in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Merkel's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Brownfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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