The crowd at Friday's non-league battle between the Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX) and the visiting Bangs Dragons (Bangs, TX), saw Merkel's baseball team get by Bangs by a tally of 5-4.

The Badgers (5-1) will now prepare for their battle against Lake View (San Angelo, TX). The Chiefs enter the non-league battle with a 0-8 record. In their last battle, Lake View was tipped by Fort Stockton (Fort Stockton, TX), 3-0, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Dragons face the Sonora Broncos (Sonora, TX) in a non-league battle, on Monday, March 10. Bangs will attempt to upgrade on its 6-3 season record. The Broncos enter the battle with a 1-4 record after their 18-2 non-league loss to Comfort (Comfort, TX).