Basketball Game Preview: Edgewood Crusaders vs. Merrill Bluejays

The Edgewood Crusaders and the Merrill Bluejays will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Edgewood is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lake Country Lutheran on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Edgewood lost 84-64 to Lake Country Lutheran. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.

Meanwhile, Merrill beat Medford 71-63 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bluejays.

Merrill pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Edgewood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.