Basketball Recap: Stevens Point Piles Up the Points Against Merrill

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 vs Merrill	56
01/04/25 vs Appleton West	42
12/20/24 @ D.C. Everest	34
12/28/24 @ De Pere	7
12/27/24 vs Lakeland	-7

Stevens Point had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Merrill Bluejays 72-16. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 34 points or more this season.

Stevens Point is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for Merrill, they dropped their record down to 4-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Stevens Point Panthers duke it out with the Marshfield Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Stevens Point's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups. As for Merrill, they will face off against Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.