Texas High School Basketball - Melissa overwhelms Gainesville
January 4, 2022: Melissa, TX 75454 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX) and the visiting Gainesville Leopards (Gainesville, TX), saw Melissa's basketball squad wallop Gainesville by a tally of 71-24.
With the victory, Melissa improves its record to 12-12 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Sanger (Sanger, TX) to confront the Indians in a 4A Region II District 9 challenge on Friday, January 7. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 18-4. Sanger won 66-42 in their recent league challenge against Anna (Anna, TX)
Next up, the Leopards confront the Celina Bobcats (Celina, TX) in a 4A Region II District 9 challenge, on Friday, January 7. Gainesville will attempt to improve on its 6-17 season record.