Basketball Preview: Melrose Golden Wildcats vs. Memphis East Mustangs
Melrose hasn't had much luck against Memphis East recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Melrose Golden Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Memphis East Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with six losses in a row dating back to last season, Melrose finally turned things around against Westwood on Friday. They skirted past the Longhorns 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Golden Wildcats have posted since February 13th.
While Memphis East didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell 82-69 to Trinity Christian Academy on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (62), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Melrose's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Memphis East, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Melrose skirted past Memphis East 82-79 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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