The Melissa Cardinals bounced the visiting Pine Tree Pirates basketball squad by a final score of 62-25 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Cardinals clash with the Greenville Lions (Greenville, TX) in a 5A Region II District 9 outing, on Tuesday, December 10. Melissa will attempt to upgrade on its 12-4 season record. The Lions come into the outing with a 4-14 record after their 39-31 non-league loss to Blue Ridge (Blue Ridge, TX).

The Pirates (8-4) will now prepare for their outing against Cumberland Academy (Tyler, TX). The Knights come into the 4A Region II District 16 outing with a 6-8 record. In their last outing, Cumberland Academy routed Alto (Alto, TX), 52-29, in a non-league outing.