Melissa is 0-4 against Lovejoy since January of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The Melissa Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Lovejoy Leopards at 7:15 p.m. Melissa is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
If Melissa beats Lovejoy with two goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Melissa beat Denison by a goal, winning 2-1. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy fell victim to McKinney North and their airtight defense on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. The Leopards have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Melissa has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those eight contests. As for Lovejoy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-1-4.
Melissa suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Lovejoy when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Melissa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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