It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Minneola Wildcats can now relate to. They took a serious blow against the Mavericks on Thursday, falling 80-53. Minneola's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Despite the loss, Minneola had strong showings from Jesse Smith, who scored 17 points along with two steals, and Eli Lang, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Lang has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Levi Lang, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Minneola's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Kiowa County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-10.
Minneola does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Kiowa County also has no future games currently scheduled.
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