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| 02/04/25 - Home | 80-20 W |
| 12/14/23 - Away | 82-26 W |
| 03/09/22 - Neutral | 67-71 L |
| 05/04/21 - Neutral | 93-43 W |
| 01/10/20 - Neutral | 67-24 W |
| + 5 more games |
Melrose waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Elida Tigers 80-20. Given the Buffaloes' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Tigers are ranked 121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Elida saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Savino Frank posted ten points. The dominant performance gave Frank a new career-high in points.
Melrose's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points over those games. As for Elida, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Melrose has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Lake Arthur on the 6th. As for Elida, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-42 win against Floyd on the 6th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
