Lorena saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell 60-48 to the Onalaska Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 699th, while the Wildcats are ranked 196th).
Leading Onalaska to victory were Patrick Roth and Devon Vienneau. Roth posted 18 points and six rebounds, while Vienneau went 5-for-11 en route to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Reyes, who scored six points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Lorena and nudges their season record down to 6-8. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 6-0 Westwood (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 87.5% over those games). As for Onalaska, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Lorena has already played their next matchup (against Central Heights), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Onalaska, they have also already played their next game, an 86-79 victory against Westwood on the 13th.
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