Basketball Game Preview: Hamilton Wildcats vs. Melrose Golden Wildcats

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Previous Games

02/13/24 - Away	63-66 L
02/06/24 - Away	72-63 W
01/29/24 - Home	67-70 L
02/09/23 - Home	63-64 L
01/06/23 - Home	64-57 W
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Hamilton is on a five-game streak of home losses, Melrose a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Hamilton Wildcats will welcome the Melrose Golden Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but likely not for long.

It was a proper cat-fight when Hamilton faced off against Kirby on Friday. Hamilton lost 72-51 to Kirby. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Cougars are ranked 125th).

Meanwhile, Melrose ended up a good deal behind Kirby on Monday and lost 62-48.

Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-18.

Hamilton couldn't quite finish off Melrose when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 66-63. Will Hamilton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.