Power Center Academy and Melrose are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Power Center Academy Knights will head out to take on the Melrose Golden Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Power Center Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Kirby just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 68-48 to the Cougars. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Melrose was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 65-59 heartbreaker at the hands of Kirby. 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 300th, while the Cougars are ranked 123rd).
Power Center Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Melrose, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Power Center Academy strolled past Melrose when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 76-61. The rematch might be a little tougher for Power Center Academy since the team 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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