Basketball Recap: Merrill Comes Up Short

Merrill lost against Wausau East back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Merrill Bluejays fell 59-51 to the Wausau East Lumberjacks. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Lumberjacks are ranked 24th).

Merrill now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Wausau East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2.

Merrill will challenge Tomahawk at 7:15 p.m. on February 4th. As for Wausau East, they will face off against Marshfield at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wausau East's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.