Melrose was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 65-59 heartbreaker at the hands of the Kirby Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Golden Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Cougars are ranked 125th).
Melrose's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Kirby, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-8.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Power Center Academy the next time they take the court. Kirby will head out to face Power Center Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Melrose will host them at 7:30 p.m. on February 4th.
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