Basketball Recap: Meridian Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

By Team Reports Mar 1, 2025, 1:32am

Basketball Recap: Meridian Trojans vs. Royal Knights

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Meridian can now relate to. They took a 61-47 bruising from the Royal Knights on Friday. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Royal, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Royal beat Meridian by a score of 65-47 later that day.

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Basketball Recap: Meridian Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

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