A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Allen Park Jaguars take on the Melvindale Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. on Friday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, Allen Park beat Edsel Ford 57-46. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 466th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Melvindale). They took their contest two weeks ago with ease, bagging an 87-42 victory over Annapolis. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 26 points or more this season.
Melvindale's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Allen Park, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Allen Park strolled past Melvindale in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 47-28. Does Allen Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Melvindale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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