Minneola lost against Kiowa County back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Minneola Wildcats were dealt a 67-37 defeat at the hands of the Kiowa County Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Mavericks are ranked 89th).
Despite the loss, Minneola had strong showings from Levi Lang, who posted 15 points, and Jesse Smith, who had 11 points and five boards. That was a full 40.5% of Minneola's points, marking the third time in a row Lang has put up more than a third of the team's points. Tyson Klotz was another key player, putting up five points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Minneola and nudges their season record down to 7-12. As for Kiowa County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Minneola wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 66-57 defeat against LaCrosse on the 21st. As for Kiowa County, they have also already played their next contest, a 65-35 victory against Pawnee Heights on the 21st.
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