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The Melissa (TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Red Oak (TX) by a score of 48-46.

Game Details: Hillcrest

This game is a part of the "2024 UIL Texas Boys State Basketball Championships - 2024 Boys BB 5A Reg. 1 & 2" tournament.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Red Oak----46
Melissa----48
Final score provided by S. Friar.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Melissa holds off Red Oak

February 20, 2024: Red Oak, TX 75154

Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX) and the host Red Oak Hawks (Red Oak, TX), saw Melissa's basketball squad hold off Red Oak by a tally of 48-46.

With the victory, Melissa improves its record to 17-15 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Longview (Longview, TX) to confront the Lobos in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 22. The Lobos come into the challenge with a record of 30-4. Longview won 79-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Porter (Porter, TX)

Rankings & Records

Red Oak (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
1683939
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
22-1210-29-25-58-5.647.8331,8821,502

Melissa (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
2606461
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
17-167-511-36-80-5.515.5831,8871,807

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Red Oak
14.712.614.113.755.4
Melissa
12.514.514.016.857.2

Red Oak Videos

Melissa Videos

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Red Oak1-1Melissa1-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/16/23Red OakCentennial(L) 62-5711/20/23CentennialMelissa(W) 59-48
11/17/23Red OakProsper(W) 56-63 (F)12/29/23MelissaProsper(L) 65-54

Record Breakdown

Red Oak (23-24)

Melissa (23-24)

22-12
Overall
17-16
10-2
League
7-5
4-4
Non-League
4-4
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-1
Common Opponent
1-1
9-2
Home
11-3
5-5
Away
6-8
8-5
Neutral
0-5
0-1
Playoff
1-1
22-12
In-State
17-16
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0