The Melbourne Bulldogs and the Treasure Coast Titans will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Melbourne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 84-46 win over Satellite. With the Bulldogs ahead 43-19 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Treasure Coast waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Chargers as they made off with a 55-34 victory.
Treasure Coast's win came from a few key players Melbourne will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dejuan Preston, who went 6 of 7 en route to 15 points along with four steals and three blocks. Those four steals gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Torre Washington, who posted eight points in addition to 14 boards and four blocks.
Treasure Coast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Melbourne has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Treasure Coast, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
Melbourne came up short against Treasure Coast in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 52-45. Will Melbourne have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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