The Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Van Alstyne Panthers (Van Alstyne, TX), 62-31 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 5-3 record. They play next when they travel to A&M Consolidated for a non-league bout on Monday, November 25. Melissa will play a Tigers team coming off a 56-39 non-league win over Kingwood Park (Kingwood, TX). The Tigers record now stands at 2-3.

With the loss, Van Alstyne falls to 1-6 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Wakeland (Frisco, TX) to play the Wolverines in a non-league bout on Monday, November 25. The Wolverines go into the bout with a record of 9-2. Wakeland won 65-51 in their recent non-league bout against Plano East (Plano, TX)