If Merrill was feeling good fresh off their 82-23 takedown of Tomahawk on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bluejays were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 52-51 to the Medford Raiders. The Bluejays were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Raiders earlier this season, when they won 81-80.
Merrill dropped their record down to 9-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Medford, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Merrill will take on rival Rhinelander at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Medford is set to square off against their familiar foe Antigo at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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