The Dora Coyotes and Lady Coyotes hosted Melrose for a basketball game on Dec. 19 and the Buffaloes proved to be tough opponents for both boys and girls. The girls game was at 5:30 PM with the boys game following.

The Lady Coyotes trailed early on and couldn’t overcome their opponent, leaving them with a loss of 65-23.

The boys game followed and they didn’t fair much better than their girls. Melrose outscored Dora in each period, handing the Coyotes a loss of 62-34.

The Dora boys are now 5-3 and the girls are 1-5 this season.