If Wiley was feeling good fresh off their 69-19 takedown of Deer Trail last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wiley Panthers took a 49-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Granada Bobcats. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now lost four in a row.
| 02/01/25 vs Granada | 3 |
| 01/25/25 vs Deer Trail | 5 |
| 01/24/25 @ Walsh | 2 |
| 01/23/25 vs Kim/Branson | 2 |
| 01/17/25 vs Kit Carson | 2 |
| 01/16/25 @ Eads | 2 |
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Grant Mauch, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 11 points along with five assists and three steals. Mauch has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Milton Hernandez was another key player, putting up six points and three blocks.
Mauch wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Wiley was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Granada only racked up four assists.
Maddox Coleman was his usual excellent self, going 7 of 14 en route to 29 points in addition to seven boards and three steals for Granada. That makes it five consecutive games in which Coleman has scored at least a third of Granada's points.
Wiley now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Granada, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Wiley Panthers face off against the Manzanola Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Wiley is facing Manzanola at the right time seeing as Manzanola is stuck on a six-game losing streak. Granada has already played their next match (against Eads), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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