Lovejoy and Melissa are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Lovejoy Leopards will be playing in front of their home fans against the Melissa Cardinals at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Lovejoy needed a bit of extra time to put away McKinney North. They walked away with a 56-49 victory over the Bulldogs. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Melissa came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Yellow Jackets by a score of 42-31.
Lovejoy is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.6 points per game. As for Melissa, they pushed their record up to 21-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Lovejoy won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup on January 3rd, slipping by Melissa 32-31. Will Lovejoy repeat their success, or does Melissa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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