Basketball Recap: Melbourne Drops Highest Score of Season Against Cave City

Bearkatz

Team Score

12/14/24 vs Cave City	81
12/02/24 @ Norfork	78
12/11/24 @ Highland	65
12/03/24 vs Cave City	64
11/18/24 vs Manila	59

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Melbourne). They were the clear victor by an 81-59 margin over the Cave City Cavemen on Saturday. The victory was nothing new for the Bearkatz as they're now sitting on three straight.

Melbourne is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Cave City, they moved to 7-5 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Melbourne didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-36 win against Yellville-Summit on the 17th. Cave City has also already played their next contest, a 77-53 loss against Bergman on the 17th.