Merrill was the 3-0 winner over Wausau West when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Merrill Bluejays fell 3-1 to the Wausau West Warriors on Tuesday. The Bluejays have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Merrill started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-15, 25-16, 28-26.
Despite the defeat, Merrill saw an underclassman step up: Miley Krueger had 14 digs.
Merrill's loss dropped their record down to 13-19. As for Wausau West, they moved to 9-21 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Merrill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wausau West, their 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.
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