Basketball Recap: Melbourne's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday
By Team Reports
Jan 18, 2025, 12:27am
Basketball Recap: Melbourne Bulldogs vs. Viera Hawks
Bulldogs
| 01/17/25 vs Viera | 52-57 |
| 01/15/25 vs West Shore | 59-42 |
| 01/10/25 vs Heritage | 74-29 |
| 01/09/25 vs Cocoa Beach | 48-28 |
| 01/08/25 vs Treasure Coast | 60-48 |
After a string of five wins, Melbourne's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 57-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Viera Hawks. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 77-47 back in December of 2024.
Melbourne's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5. As for Viera, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
Melbourne will square off against Astronaut at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Viera, they and Ribault will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Viera knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Ribault likes a good challenge.
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