The Melrose Golden Wildcats will take on the Fairley Bulldogs in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Melrose will be strutting in after a victory while Fairley will be coming in after a defeat.
Melrose took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mitchell, sneaking past 51-48. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but the Golden Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Fairley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 67-65 heartbreaker at the hands of Horn Lake. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Melrose's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Fairley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Melrose lost to Fairley at home by a decisive 83-64 margin in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Melrose have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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