Melrose suffered their closest defeat since December 27, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Paynesville Bulldogs by a score of 64-61. The Dutchmen lost against the Bulldogs in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 75-42 score last time.
Melrose has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Paynesville, they moved to 2-12 with that win, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
Melrose will square off against Sauk Centre at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sauk Centre has 13 straight victories, Melrose has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court. As for Paynesville, they will take on Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Paynesville is on an eight-game streak of home losses, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change.
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