Basketball Recap: Cave City's Run of Five Straight Wins Now Over

Cavemen

Previous 5 Games

12/14/24 @ Melbourne	59-81
12/10/24 vs Valley Springs	60-52
12/09/24 vs Izard County	56-54
12/07/24 @ Timbo	63-50
12/06/24 vs Walnut Ridge	64-54

After a string of five wins, Cave City's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They came up short against the Melbourne Bearkatz, falling 81-59. While losing is never fun, the Cavemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Bearkatz are ranked 35th).

Cave City's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Melbourne, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.

Cave City has already played their next matchup, a 77-53 loss against Bergman on the 17th. As for Melbourne, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-36 victory against Yellville-Summit on the 17th.