Basketball Game Preview: Merrill Bluejays vs. Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Red Raiders

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Previous Games

01/09/25 - Home	54-49 W
02/13/24 - Home	82-90 L
01/29/24 - Away	51-64 L
02/14/23 - Away	57-49 W
01/10/23 - Home	67-58 W
+ 5 more games

Merrill has gone 8-2 against Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Merrill Bluejays will challenge the Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Red Raiders at 7:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Merrill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Tomahawk to the tune of 85-24 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They came out on top against Chippewa Falls by a score of 57-45 on Monday.

Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-15. As for Merrill, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.

Merrill didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merrill since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.