Basketball Game Preview: South Gray Rebels vs. Minneola Wildcats

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Previous Games

01/23/24 - Home	78-43 W
12/12/23 - Away	102-52 W
01/10/23 - Home	83-48 W
03/03/22 - Neutral	68-39 W
01/11/22 - Away	61-40 W
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South Gray has gone 10-0 against Minneola recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The South Gray Rebels will host the Minneola Wildcats. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Minneola is facing South Gray at the wrong time: South Gray suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They received a blow as they fell 72-58 to the Mavericks.

Meanwhile, Minneola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 62-31 defeat at the hands of Hodgeman County. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Longhorns are ranked 76th).

South Gray will need focus on slowing down Tyson Klotz, one of several Minneola players who made an impact when they last played. He posted nine points. Klotz is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Levi Lang was another key player, putting up 12 points and five rebounds.

Minneola's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for South Gray, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.

Everything came up roses for South Gray against Minneola in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 78-43 win. Will South Gray repeat their success, or does Minneola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.