If the Mansfield Wolverines were riding high off their 48-24 takedown of the Lakeside Warriors on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Mansfield's tough 65-40 defeat to Ringgold on Thursday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Mansfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while Ringgold is ranked 56th).
Leading Ringgold to victory were Jbari Adams and Jordyn Wilson. Adams dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Wilson scored 20 points along with four steals. Adams hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for ten straight games. Another player making a difference was Trevor Williams, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
Mansfield's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Ringgold, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Mansfield will head out on the road to face off against Northwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ringgold won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Minden at 8:00 p.m. on December 15th.
