Basketball Recap: Stevens Point Skates Past Merrill with Ease

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 vs Merrill	56
01/17/25 @ Wausau East	54
12/17/24 @ Chippewa Falls	53
01/04/25 vs Appleton West	42
01/28/25 vs Wausau West	39

Stevens Point won the last time they faced Merrill and things went their way on Thursday too. The Stevens Point Panthers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Merrill Bluejays 82-45. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 34 points or more this season.

Stevens Point is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points over those games. As for Merrill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-14.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Panthers challenge the Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Merrill has already played their next contest (against Suring), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.