If Washburn was riding high fresh off their 80-56 takedown of Lac Courte Oreilles last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Washburn Castle Guards lost 68-48 to the Mellen Granite Diggers on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Castle Guards have suffered since January 30th.
Washburn's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Mellen, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Washburn won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Mercer at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Mellen, they and Butternut will face off at 5:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Mellen's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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