It was a good run, but  the Melrose Golden Wildcats unfortunately witnessed the end of their  five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell  74-61 to Ridgeway. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
 Despite the loss, Melrose still got an impressive performance from   Devin Sanders Jr, who  dropped  a double-double on 18 points and 15  rebounds. Sanders Jr is absolutely dominating the  rebound category: he's  posted at least eight every time he's  taken the court this season.  William Carver was another key contributor,  scoring 16 points along with three  steals.
 Ridgeway's win  was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from   Brian Carter, Jr., who  scored 20 points along with seven  rebounds and four  steals. Carter, Jr. has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's  played. The team also got some help courtesy of  Emanuel Allen, who  dropped  a double-double on 13 points and 16  rebounds.
 Melrose's defeat  ended  a  nine-game streak of wins at home  dating back to last season and  dropped them to 15-6. As for Ridgeway, they have  been performing  well recently as they've  won eight of their last ten matchups,  which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
 Both  teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Melrose will  square off against Trezevant at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. Trezevant has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Ridgeway, they will head out on the road to  take on  Hamilton at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. Hamilton has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.