You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Melbourne Bulldogs's strategy against the West Shore Wildcats on Tuesday. Everything went Melbourne's way against West Shore as Melbourne made off with a 49-25 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Melbourne got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alison Hayes out in front who scored 17 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hayes has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cecelia Nardone, who scored 13 points along with seven steals and five assists.
The victory makes it two in a row for Melbourne and bumps their season record up to 8-12. As for West Shore, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Melbourne on the road again on Thursday and play against Winter Park at 7:00 p.m. on January 25th. Winter Park will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. West Shore will take on Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
