The Denison Yellow Jackets will welcome the Melissa Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Denison is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lovejoy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Denison was dealt a 57-7 defeat at the hands of Lovejoy. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Leopards recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Melissa's game on Friday was all tied up 28-28 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 37-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Walnut Grove. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Denison's record is now 2-7. As for Melissa, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Denison suffered a grim 40-14 defeat to Melissa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Denison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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