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LovejoyMelissa
Leopards
8
Cardinals
1

The Melissa (TX) varsity baseball team lost Friday's home conference game against Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) by a score of 8-1.

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Lovejoy-------8--
Melissa-------1--
Final score provided by R. Gros.
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Game Story

Texas High School Baseball - Lovejoy defeats Melissa

March 17, 2023: Melissa, TX 75454

Spectators at Friday's league battle between the Lovejoy Leopards (Lucas, TX) and the host Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX), saw Lovejoy's baseball squad knock off Melissa by a count of 8-1.

Coming up next, the Leopards play the Greenville Lions (Greenville, TX) in a 5A Region II District 13 battle, on Tuesday, March 21. Lovejoy will attempt to move on its 11-4 season record. The Lions enter the battle with a 3-1 record after their 3-0 non-league win over Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, TX).

The Cardinals now possess a 3-5 record. They take the field next when they host Dallas HSAA for a non-league battle on Tuesday, March 21.

Rankings & Records

Lovejoy (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
34105
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %RFRA
27-9-111-18-112-4-17-4.743.91720692

Melissa (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
40499103
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %RFRA
8-15-12-85-4-12-101-1.354.20091126

Team Scoring Averages

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Lovejoy		1.3.3.5.5.71.8.71.3--5.68.5.5
Melissa		.4.4.2.51.1.8.3001.03.85.02.1

Head-to-Head

  • Lovejoy won on 3/14/2023
    3/14 @ 7:30p1234567RHE
    Melissa-------1--
    Lovejoy-------2--

    The Melissa (TX) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) by a score of 2-1.

    Box score
  • Lovejoy won on 3/17/2023
    3/17 @ 7:30p1234567RHE
    Lovejoy-------8--
    Melissa-------1--

    The Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) varsity baseball team won Friday's away conference game against Melissa (TX) by a score of 8-1.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Lovejoy9-1Melissa2-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/21/23LovejoyGreenville(W) 11-13/28/23GreenvilleMelissa(W) 2-1
3/24/23GreenvilleLovejoy(W) 16-13/31/23MelissaGreenville(L) 4-3
3/28/23ShermanLovejoy(W) 5-04/4/23MelissaSherman(L) 14-9
3/31/23LovejoySherman(W) 6-24/6/23ShermanMelissa(W) 3-0
4/4/23LovejoyDenison(W) 15-14/11/23DenisonMelissa(L) 1-0
4/6/23DenisonLovejoy(L) 3-24/14/23MelissaDenison(L) 11-1
4/11/23PrincetonLovejoy(W) 2-04/18/23MelissaPrinceton(L) 4-0
4/14/23LovejoyPrinceton(W) 10-14/21/23PrincetonMelissa(L) 7-4
4/17/23LovejoyMcKinney North(W) 5-14/25/23McKinney NorthMelissa
4/21/23McKinney NorthLovejoy(W) 7-64/28/23MelissaMcKinney North

Record Breakdown

Lovejoy (22-23)

Melissa (22-23)
27-9-1
Overall
8-15-1
11-1
League
2-8
2-2
Non-League
1-1
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
9-1
Common Opponent
2-6
8-1
Home
5-4-1
12-4-1
Away
2-10
7-4
Neutral
1-1
5-2
Playoff
0-0
27-9-1
In-State
8-15-1
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0