The Melbourne Bulldogs and the Newsome Wolves will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:50 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Melbourne's tournament run continued when they took on Zephyrhills on Saturday. Melbourne fell to Zephyrhills 39-34.
Despite the defeat, Melbourne saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jocelyn Paz went 7 for 12 on her way to 16 points.
Meanwhile, Newsome suffered their closest loss since December 1, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Ridge Community by a score of 22-19.
Newsome's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Melbourne, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Melbourne might still be hurting after the 42-21 defeat they got from Newsome in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Melbourne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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