Basketball Recap: Melissa's Run of Five Straight Victories Now Over

By Team Reports Jan 28, 2025, 5:57pm

Basketball Recap: Melissa Cardinals vs. Lovejoy Leopards

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Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 @ Lovejoy35-45
01/24/25 vs Denison42-31
01/21/25 @ Anna49-24
01/17/25 vs Sherman69-14
01/14/25 @ Greenville61-11

After a string of five wins, Melissa's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 45-35 to the Lovejoy Leopards. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 32-31 on January 3rd.

Melissa's defeat dropped their record down to 21-9. As for Lovejoy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.

Melissa will be playing at home against McKinney North at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Lovejoy, they will venture away from home to take on Greenville at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.

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