After flying high against Booker last Monday, Wheeler came back down to earth. The Wheeler Mustangs lost to the McLean Tigers at home by a 64-48 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 924th, while the Tigers are ranked 208th).
McLean got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hailo Moon out in front who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 boards. Moon is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasidy Russell, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards.
Wheeler has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for McLean, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing West Texas the next time they take the court. Wheeler will head out to face West Texas at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, while McLean will play them later in the day, at 6:30 p.m.
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