After flying high against Minneola back in December of 2024, Meade came back down to earth. The Meade Buffaloes took a 68-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spearville Lancers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Lancers are ranked 32nd).
Ian Melendez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Spearville, going 11 of 18 on his way to 29 points along with seven boards and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Aydin J Ruiz, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 16 points and seven assists.
Meade's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-3. As for Spearville, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Meade didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-17 victory against Ashland on the 10th. As for Spearville, they will take on Ness City at 7:40 p.m. on January 14th. One thing working in Spearville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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