Basketball Preview: Crandon Cardinals vs. Wausau West Warriors
The Crandon Cardinals will challenge the Wausau West Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crandon has three straight wins, Wausau West has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Crandon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wausau East, posting a 67-22 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Wausau West just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Eau Claire North 73-43.
Despite the loss, Wausau West had strong showings from Ayla Christensen, who went 9 for 16 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds and two steals, and Olivia Colwell, who posted 13 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Christensen a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three).
Even though they lost, Wausau West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Wausau West's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Crandon, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Crandon came out on top in a nail-biter against Wausau West when the teams last played back in November of 2019, sneaking past 56-53. Does Crandon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wausau West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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