Merrill lost against Wausau West back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Merrill Bluejays took a 61-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wausau West Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Warriors are ranked 79th).
Wausau West's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bennett Matteson led the charge by putting up 16 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Matteson a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Griffin Lange, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards.
Merrill has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Wausau West, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.
Merrill has already played their next contest (against Wausau East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wausau West has already played their next game, a 55-49 victory against Stevens Point on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
