Wausau West and Stevens Point are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Wausau West Warriors will face off against the Stevens Point Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wausau West will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings (they are ranked 218th, while Stevens Point is ranked 78th).
Wausau West pushed their score all the way to 61 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Reedsburg by a score of 63-61. Even though they lost, Wausau West's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Brooke Schaefer, who scored 14 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Harper Mead was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
In what's become a running theme this season, Stevens Point gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln with a sharp 57-34 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Stevens Point.
This is the second loss in a row for Wausau West and nudges their season record down to 9-14. As for Stevens Point, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7.
Things could have been worse for Wausau West, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-50 loss to Stevens Point in their previous matchup back in January. Can Wausau West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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