Stevens Point and Wausau West are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Stevens Point Panthers will take on the Wausau West Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Stevens Point stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 57-34 margin over Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln. Given Stevens Point's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln is ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Wausau West had to settle for a 63-61 loss against Reedsburg on Saturday. Even though they lost, Wausau West's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Brooke Schaefer, who scored 14 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Mead, who scored 11 points.
Stevens Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Wausau West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-14.
Stevens Point strolled past Wausau West in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 65-50. Will Stevens Point repeat their success, or does Wausau West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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