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MelbaFruitland
Mustangs
59
Grizzlies
53

The Fruitland (ID) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Melba (ID) by a score of 59-53.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melba----59
Fruitland----53
Final score provided by B. Crain.
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Idaho High School Basketball - Melba nudges Fruitland

December 2, 2023: Fruitland, ID 83619

In Saturday's non-league outing, the Melba Mustangs (Melba, ID) basketball squad edged the host Fruitland Grizzlies (Fruitland, ID), by a count of 59-53.

The Mustangs (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against The Ambrose School (Meridian, ID). The Archers go into the 2A Western Idaho outing with a 4-0 record. In their last outing, The Ambrose School held off McCall-Donnelly (McCall, ID), 63-51, in a non-league outing.

The Grizzlies now hold a 0-3 record. They play next when they travel to Baker for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 5. Fruitland will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 79-68 non-league win over Capital (Boise, ID). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-0.

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  1. MaxPreps

    Game Started
    Melba
    Mustangs
    0 - 0
    Fruitland
    Grizzlies
    Posted @ 8:51p

  2. B. Crain

    End of 4th Quarter
    Melba
    Mustangs
    59 - 53
    Fruitland
    Grizzlies

  3. B. Crain

    Final
    Melba
    Mustangs
    59 - 53
    Fruitland
    Grizzlies
    Posted @ 10:34p

Rankings & Records

Melba (23-24)

IDClass
285
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
15-109-68-35-42-3.600.6001,5171,401

Fruitland (23-24)

IDClass
10013
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
9-165-75-64-90-1.360.4171,2691,345

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melba		17.915.816.114.160.7
Fruitland		8.410.613.612.850.8

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Head-to-Head

  • Melba won on 12/2/2023
    12/2 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Melba----59
    Fruitland----53

    The Melba (ID) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Fruitland (ID) by a score of 59-53.

    Box score
  • Melba won on 12/21/2023
    12/21 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Fruitland99141446
    Melba2113211671

    The Fruitland (ID) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Melba (ID) by a score of 71-46.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Melba0-4Fruitland0-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/15/23BakerMelba(L) 63-4412/5/23FruitlandBaker(L) 69-47
1/5/24MelbaCole Valley Christian(L) 74-5811/29/23Cole Valley ChristianFruitland(L) 53-39
1/31/24Cole Valley ChristianMelba(L) 51-4512/29/23FruitlandCole Valley Christian(L) 66-40
2/21/24MelbaCole Valley Christian(L) 60-48

Record Breakdown

Melba (23-24)

Fruitland (23-24)
15-10
Overall
9-16
9-7
League
7-7
2-2
Non-League
2-8
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
0-4
Common Opponent
0-3
8-3
Home
5-6
5-4
Away
4-9
2-3
Neutral
0-1
0-0
Playoff
0-1
14-9
In-State
8-15
1-1
Out-of-State
1-1