After a string of three wins, the Iola Mustangs's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They received a tough blow as they fell 62-46 to Wellsville. While losing is never fun, Iola can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while Wellsville is ranked 42nd).
When it comes to explaining why Iola lost, one person who can't be blamed is Landon Weide. Despite the final result, he scored 14 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Mac Leonard was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Iola's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Wellsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Iola will head out on the road to take on Santa Fe Trail at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Iola focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday. Wellsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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