The Gainesville Leopards's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They fell to Mineral Wells 47-41. While losing is never fun, Gainesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1151st, while Mineral Wells is ranked 545th).
Mineral Wells got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cadence Colwell out in front who scored 17 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniya Richardson, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Gainesville has been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Mineral Wells, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Gainesville will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Throckmorton at 12:00 p.m. on December 27th. Throckmorton is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Mineral Wells, they will face off against Windthorst at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
