Basketball Recap: Melrose-Mindoro Find Success

Melrose-Mindoro hadn't done well against Blair-Taylor recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs snuck past the Blair-Taylor Wildcats with a 63-58 victory. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 58-50 win the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.

Mustangs

Previous 2 Games

12/17/24 @ Blair-Taylor	63-58
12/13/24 @ Augusta	74-35

The victory made it two in a row for Melrose-Mindoro and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Blair-Taylor, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.

Melrose-Mindoro will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Whitehall at 6:15 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Blair-Taylor and Alma Center Lincoln will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blair-Taylor has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.