Melba and Parma are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Melba Mustangs will host the Parma Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Melba came up short against The Ambrose School and fell 63-50. The Mustangs have struggled against the Archers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
While Parma didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 63-55 victory over Nampa Christian on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Parma is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Melba, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-5.
Melba was able to grind out a solid win over Parma in their previous meeting back in January of 2020, winning 55-44. Does Melba have another victory up their sleeve, or will Parma turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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