The Minneola Wildcats were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a serious blow against LaCrosse, falling 71-43. 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 241st, while LaCrosse is ranked 85th).
Minneola lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Eli Lang, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Levi Lang, who scored 12 points.
Minneola struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as LaCrosse pulled down 11 offensive rebounds.
Caden Morgan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for LaCrosse, going 6 for 14 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and 5 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Morgan has scored all season. Logan Skillett was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six rebounds.
Minneola's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for LaCrosse, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
Minneola will be playing at home against Bucklin at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bucklin knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully Minneola likes a good challenge. As for LaCrosse, they will head out on the road to face off against Kinsley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Kinsley: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while LaCrosse has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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