Iowa High School Basketball - Melcher-Dallas thwarts Diagonal
January 27, 2025: Melcher, IA 50163 The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Melcher-Dallas Saints (Melcher, IA) and the visiting Diagonal Maroons (Diagonal, IA), observed Melcher-Dallas's basketball team knock off Diagonal by a score of 60-42.
The Saints (13-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Murray (Murray, IA). The Mustangs come into the Bluegrass challenge with a 11-5 record. In their last challenge, Murray prevailed over Orient-Macksburg (Orient, IA), 53-49, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Maroons encounter the Griswold Tigers (Griswold, IA) in a Bluegrass challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Diagonal will attempt to improve on its 6-11 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 6-11 record after their 60-11 non-league win over Hamburg (Hamburg, IA).