On Wednesday, the Mead Mavericks faced the Windsor Wizards in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mead was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to Windsor. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Mead has scored all season.
Several Mavericks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elena Gomez, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Darby Haley, who scored 12 points.
Windsor's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nola Greenwald led the charge by scoring 17 points. Another player making a difference was Reyleigh Hess, who scored six points along with five assists and three steals.
Mead's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4. As for Windsor, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mead will square off against Greeley Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greeley Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Windsor's road trip will continue as they head out to face Holy Family at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th. Holy Family is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Windsor a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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