Wausau West hadn't done well against Merrill recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Wausau West Warriors walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Merrill Bluejays. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Wausau West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-15, 25-16, 28-26.
Despite the loss, Merrill saw an underclassman step up: Miley Krueger had 14 digs.
The win snapped Wausau West's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-21 record. As for Merrill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-19.
Wausau West's and Wausau East will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wausau West is facing Wausau East at the right time seeing as Wausau East is stuck on a 17-game losing streak. Merrill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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