Basketball Game Preview: Melrose Dutchmen vs. Paynesville Bulldogs

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Previous Games

02/20/24 - Away	42-75 L
02/07/22 - Away	67-59 W
01/31/20 - Home	75-46 W
12/17/18 - Away	40-33 W
12/19/17 - Home	59-28 W
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Melrose has gone 8-2 against Paynesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Melrose Dutchmen will be playing at home against the Paynesville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Melrose and seven for Paynesville.

Last Friday, Melrose came up short against B O L D and fell 56-43. While losing is never fun, the Dutchmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Warriors are ranked 81st).

Meanwhile, Paynesville lost 71-49 to Royalton on Thursday.

Paynesville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Melrose, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.

Melrose was taken down by Paynesville 75-42 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Melrose have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.