Wausau East won the last time they faced Merrill and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Wausau East Lumberjacks came out on top against the Merrill Bluejays by a score of 59-51. Given the Lumberjacks' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Bluejays are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lumberjacks
| 01/28/25 vs Merrill | 59-51 |
| 01/24/25 vs D.C. Everest | 63-59 |
The win made it two in a row for Wausau East and bumps their season record up to 13-2. As for Merrill, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
Wausau East will venture away from home to take on Marshfield at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Wausau East knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 games -- so hopefully Marshfield likes a good challenge. Merrill has already played their next contest (against Tomahawk), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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