The Melrose Buffaloes will challenge the Elida Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Melrose is coming into the game hot, having won their last 13 games.
If Melrose beats Elida with 52 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Melrose breezed by Floyd to the tune of 52-14 on Thursday. The Buffaloes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Elida earned a 52-43 win over Des Moines on Saturday.
Elida has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Melrose, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Melrose came out on top in a nail-biter against Elida in their previous matchup back in January of 2019, sneaking past 44-42. Will Melrose repeat their success, or does Elida have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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