Melrose and Montevideo are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Melrose Dutchmen will venture away from home to challenge the Montevideo Thunderhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Melrose came up short against St. Cloud Cathedral last Saturday, falling 62-37. The Dutchmen have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Montevideo came up short against Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg on Thursday and fell 57-48. While losing is never fun, the Thunderhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Fighting Saints are ranked 64th).
Melrose's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Montevideo, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Melrose skirted past Montevideo 56-53 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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