It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Melissa can now relate to. They received a blow on Monday as they fell 57-42 to the Lufkin Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Panthers are ranked 20th).
Melissa's loss dropped their record down to 19-14. As for Lufkin, the win (which was their 31st in a row) raised their record to 34-2.
Melissa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lufkin, they will square off against Highland Park on Thursday. One thing working in Highland Park's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 contests.
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