Melissa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Walnut Grove Wildcats, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Wildcats are ranked 27th).
Melissa's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Walnut Grove, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Melissa duke it out with the Greenville at 7:15 p.m. on February 18th. As for Walnut Grove, they are taking a road trip to square off against Denison at 7:15 p.m. on February 18th.
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