Texas High School Basketball - Lovejoy can't hold off Melissa
December 13, 2022: Lucas, TX 75002 The Melissa Cardinals basketball team scored 48 points and restricted the host Lovejoy Leopards to 42 in the Cardinals league victory on Tuesday.
The Cardinals now sport a 8-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Van Alstyne for a non-league contest on Friday, December 16. Melissa will battle a Panthers team coming off a 65-54 non-league loss to Sanger (Sanger, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 11-6.
The Leopards (9-9) will now prepare for their contest against Greenville (Greenville, TX). The Lions come into the 5A Region II District 13 contest with a 2-16 record. In their last contest, Greenville was nudged by McKinney North (McKinney, TX), 52-31, in a league contest.