Cardinals ride a six-game win streak into a Friday playoff opener against Naaman Forest at Kenny Deel Stadium

The Melissa Cardinals start the Class 5A Division I playoffs at home Friday night, taking on Garland Naaman Forest in a bi-district game at Kenny Deel Stadium.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 13, according to the Associated Press playoff schedule published by NBC 5. Both teams come in at 7-3.

Melissa enters on a six-game winning streak after closing the regular season with a 71-0 shutout of Frisco Liberty on Friday. Liberty finished 0-10. A MaxPreps summary of that game says the Cardinals have won 11 of their last 13 home games and allowed an average of 14.1 points over that stretch.

The Region II bracket

Melissa sits in Region II of Division I, alongside several Dallas-area teams. Other first-round games on the region's side of the schedule include unbeaten Frisco Lone Star against North Richland Hills Birdville on Thursday at the Ford Center in Frisco, Highland Park against McKinney North on Friday at Highlander Stadium in University Park, and DeSoto against North Mesquite on Thursday.

Sources

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

maxpreps.com

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