Basketball Recap: Kirby Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

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Previous Games

02/10/25 - Home	62-48 W
01/28/25 - Away	65-59 W
02/07/24 - Home	70-62 W
01/05/24 - Away	67-69 L
01/31/23 - Away	44-83 L
+ 5 more games

Kirby hadn't done well against Melrose recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Kirby Cougars strolled past the Melrose Golden Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 62-48. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Golden Wildcats are ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win made it two in a row for Kirby and bumps their season record up to 17-9. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-18 Hamilton and 2-16 Melrose. As for Melrose, they dropped their record down to 2-16 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Kirby does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Melrose, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Melrose is facing Hamilton at the right time seeing as Hamilton is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.