Basketball Recap: Melbourne Finds Playoff Glory Versus Lamar

Bearkatz

Previous 3 Games

03/08/25 vs Lamar	76-40
03/07/25 vs Prescott	75-40
03/04/25 vs Lincoln	61-59

Melbourne extended their postseason success on Saturday against Lamar. They breezed past the Lamar Warriors to the tune of 76-40. The victory was nothing new for the Bearkatz as they're now sitting on three straight.

Despite the loss, Lamar still got an impressive performance from Ben Noonan, who posted 15 rebounds. Noonan has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 52 times he's played.

Melbourne's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Lamar, they moved to 30-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Coming up, Melbourne will square off against Osceola on Thursday. Melbourne knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Osceola likes a good challenge. Lamar does not have any more games scheduled as of now.