Walnut Grove waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Melissa Cardinals by a score of 58-46. This was a revenge game for the Wildcats: when they faced off against the Cardinals back in January, they had to take a 59-46 defeat.
| 02/04/25 vs Melissa | 14 |
| 11/14/24 vs Heritage | 11 |
| 02/20/24 vs Newman Smith | 9 |
| 12/06/24 vs Reedy | 9 |
| 02/09/24 vs Lebanon Trail | 8 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Walnut Grove to victory, but perhaps none more so than Parker Evanson, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 boards. Those 14 rebounds gave Evanson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Byron Scott, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 13 points and five assists.
Walnut Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season. As for Melissa, their loss dropped their record down to 17-13.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walnut Grove will take on Denison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Denison likes a good challenge. As for Melissa, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Melissa Cardinals face off against the Greenville Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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