The Minneola Wildcats suffered their biggest defeat since December 9, 2023 on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against South Gray, falling 78-43. 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 217th, while South Gray is ranked 19th).
Minneola's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Eli Lang, who scored 11 points along with nine rebounds and five steals, and Levi Lang who scored 16 points. Lang hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for five straight games.
Minneola dropped their record down to 5-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for South Gray, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Minneola will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Hodgeman County at 3:00 p.m. on January 26th. One thing working in Hodgeman County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests. As for South Gray, they will be playing at home against Spearville at 8:15 p.m. on Friday. Spearville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
