The Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Red Raiders pushed their score all the way to 68 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 87-68 bruising from Wausau West. While losing is never fun, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Wausau West is ranked 95th).
Wausau West was led to victory by Griffin Lange and Brett Butalla. Lange scored 23 points along with six assists and five rebounds, while Butalla scored 21 points along with six assists and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lange has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Lucas Hager, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Wausau West, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Franklin at 4:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Franklin knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln likes a good challenge. As for Wausau West, they will head out on the road to face off against D.C. Everest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Wausau West focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Friday.
