Preview: Melrose Golden Wildcats vs. Trezevant Bears
Melrose has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Trezevant Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Melrose came up short against Ridgeway and fell 74-61.
The losing side was boosted by William Carver, who scored 16 points. Jaylen Cooley was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Meanwhile, Trezevant's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Lakeland Preparatory by a score of 68-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game two weeks ago (56), Trezevant still had to take the loss.
Melrose's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Trezevant, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Melrose came out on top in a nail-biter against Trezevant in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, sneaking past 52-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
