Basketball Game Preview: Carson City-Crystal Eagles vs. Merrill Vandals

By Team Reports Feb 22, 2024, 3:42am

Preview: Carson City-Crystal Eagles vs. Merrill Vandals

Carson City-Crystal is 8-2 against Merrill since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Carson City-Crystal Eagles will be playing at home against the Merrill Vandals at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Carson City-Crystal focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday.

Last Tuesday, Carson City-Crystal's game was all tied up 18-18 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 40-39 victory over Vestaburg.

Carson City-Crystal's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cole Smith led the charge by scoring ten points. Gavin Reeder was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two steals.

Meanwhile, Merrill came up short against St. Charles on Tuesday and fell 58-51. Merrill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Carson City-Crystal's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Merrill, they now have a losing record at 10-11.

Carson City-Crystal came up short against Merrill in their previous meeting back in January, falling 43-30. Will Carson City-Crystal have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.

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