The Lovejoy Leopards basketball team scored 50 points and limited the host Melissa Cardinals to 44 in the Leopards league triumph on Friday.

The Leopards now possess a 16-5 record. They play next when they host Greenville for a 5A Region II District 9 game on Tuesday, January 7. Lovejoy will play a Lions team coming off a 73-50 league loss to Denison (Denison, TX). The Lions record now stands at 13-10.

With the loss, Melissa falls to 10-10 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to McKinney North (McKinney, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a 5A Region II District 9 game on Tuesday, January 7. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 8-10. McKinney North lost 65-53 in their recent league game against Walnut Grove (Prosper, TX)