Basketball Recap: Melbourne Skates Past Heritage with Ease

Bulldogs

Previous 4 Games

01/10/25 vs Heritage	74-29
01/09/25 vs Cocoa Beach	48-28
01/08/25 vs Treasure Coast	60-48
01/07/25 @ Satellite	84-46

Melbourne had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Heritage Panthers 74-29. That looming 74-29 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.

Heritage's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Alijah Brown, who posted seven points, and David Simpkins, who earned three points. Ray Taveras also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Melbourne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Heritage, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Melbourne didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-42 win against West Shore on the 15th. As for Heritage, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 80-47 loss against East River on the 13th.