The Merrill Bluejays basketball team (Merrill, WI), dropped 90-82 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Red Raiders (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

The Red Raiders now possess a 7-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Stevens Point for a Wisconsin Valley battle on Friday, February 16. Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln will battle a Panthers team coming off a 54-45 league loss to Marshfield (Marshfield, WI). The Panthers record now stands at 19-3.

The Bluejays (7-14) will now prepare for their battle against D.C. Everest (Schofield, WI). The Evergreens come into the Wisconsin Valley battle with a 9-14 record. In their last battle, D.C. Everest beat Wisconsin Dells (Wisconsin Dells, WI), 58-46, in a non-league battle.