Even though the Melrose Golden Wildcats scored an imposing 56 points on Tuesday, the Memphis East Mustangs still came out on top. Memphis East walked away with a 65-56 victory over Melrose. That's another feather in the cap for Memphis East, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Memphis East got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ashlee Sinkfield out in front who scored 19 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which Sinkfield has scored at least 25% of Memphis East's points. Tristan Spearman was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
The victory got Memphis East back to even at 1-1. As for Melrose, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Memphis East will be playing at home against Hamilton at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday. As for Melrose, they will head out on the road to face off against Middle College at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Middle College presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Melrose in Tennessee (Middle College is ranked 16th, while Melrose is ranked 146th).
