Basketball Recap: Melbourne Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Bearkatz

Previous Games

12/17/24 @ Yellville-Summit	61-31
12/14/24 vs Highland	56-50
12/13/24 vs Little Rock Southwest	68-26
12/10/24 vs Flippin	56-47
12/09/24 vs Cave City	65-29
+ 3 more games

Melbourne waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Yellville-Summit Panthers 61-31. The Bearkatz have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 23 points or more this season.

Melbourne pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.3 points. As for Yellville-Summit, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Melbourne and Cedar Ridge will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Yellville-Summit, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Yellville-Summit Panthers challenge the Valley Springs Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Springs will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Yellville-Summit surely won't give up without a fight.