Basketball Recap: Melbourne Snaps Eight-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Melbourne entered their match against Salem on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Melbourne Bearkatz fell just short of the Salem Greyhounds by a score of 43-41. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bearkatz of the 66-54 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.

Melbourne's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5. As for Salem, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.

Melbourne will square off against Cave City at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Salem, they will host Bergman at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.