It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tyler can now relate to. They received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 59-44 to the Walnut Grove Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 43rd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Walnut Grove to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Ward, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Ward a new career-high. Parker Evanson was another key player, going 5-for-7 en route to 17 points and eight boards.
Tyler's defeat dropped their record down to 19-13. As for Walnut Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-9 record this season.
Tyler does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Walnut Grove, they will square off against Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Heritage comes in on 12 and Walnut Grove on seven.
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