Italy and Riesel squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Italy had to settle for second. They received a blow as they fell 52-37 to the Riesel Indians. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 983rd, while the Indians are ranked 439th).
Italy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 17-12. As for Riesel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Italy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riesel, they will square off against Martins Mill on Thursday. Martins Mill has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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