Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Melissa couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Heritage Coyotes by a score of 39-37 on Friday. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Coyotes recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Heritage was led to victory by Jadyn Middleton and Madison Ravin. Middleton posted 16 points along with eight rebounds and six steals, while Ravin put up 11 points and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave Ravin a new career-high in shooting accuracy (80%). Danielle Henry was another key player, putting up six points and eight rebounds.
Melissa's defeat dropped their record down to 24-10. As for Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-18 record this season.
Melissa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Heritage, they will square off against Red Oak at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Red Oak sitting on 13 straight wins and Heritage on five.
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