Football Recap: Merrill Triumphs

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Osceola, Merrill was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 30-20 win over the Crandon Cardinals. The Bluejays have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.

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Previous 4 Games

08/28/25 - Away	30-20 W
08/29/24 - Home	22-18 W
08/25/23 - Away	7-14 L
08/26/22 - Home	12-30 L

The victory got Merrill back to even at 1-1. As for Crandon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Merrill and Crandon could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. The Bluejays will take on Mosinee at 7:00 p.m. on September 5 with a big rank disadvantage (285 vs. 75). Meanwhile, Crandon (ranked 282nd) will meet Coleman (ranked 86th) at 7:00 p.m. on September 5.