Elkhart is on a five-game streak of home losses, Minneola a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Elkhart Wildcats will take on the Minneola Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Elkhart struggled with offensive rebounds on Monday (Meade had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Elkhart took a 42-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of Meade.
Despite their defeat, Elkhart saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Madyson Brillhart, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and five steals, was perhaps the best of all. Brillhart hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Gonzalez, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-30, which was the final score in Minneola's tilt against Bucklin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Minneola can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while Bucklin is ranked 26th).
Minneola's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Maiya Shelor, who scored 22 points, and Braegen Shelor who scored eight points along with five rebounds. That was a full 73.3% of Minneola's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Elkhart's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Minneola, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Elkhart have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Minneola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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