Preview: Merrill Vandals vs. St. Charles Bulldogs
Merrill is 1-9 against St. Charles since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Merrill Vandals will head out on the road to face off against the St. Charles Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Merrill is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Merrill scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Carson City-Crystal, posting a 51-14 victory at home. The team's offensive explosion also rewarded Merrill with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Charles put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Ithaca 59-36. Given St. Charles' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Ithaca is ranked 412th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Allison Zelinko and Emily Zelinko were among the main playmakers for St. Charles as the former dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds and the latter almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Zelinko is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Harger, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Merrill pushed their record up to 13-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for St. Charles, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-2.
Merrill came up short against St. Charles in their previous matchup back in January, falling 47-36. Can Merrill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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