Patriot girls drop close one to Medford

  The Revere High School girls’ basketball team hasn’t been able to dent the win column since earning a 15-point win over Somerville back on Jan. 19. Since then, the Patriots have dropped four straight to fall to 5-11 overall on the season.

  The most recent defeat was a tightly contested 36-32 contest against Medford Tuesday at home. Center Belma Velic had a solid outing by scoring 15 points and grabbing six rebounds. Teammate Shayna Smith netted four points and came up big on the boards with 10 rebounds.

  Head coach Chris Porrazzo called it a “frustrating” game for his Patriots, who traveled for a game at Chelsea on Thursday and host Malden next Tuesday (scheduled 6 p.m. tap).