There's no place like home for the Kiowa County Mavericks, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Minneola by a score of 60-47 on Saturday. That's another feather in the cap for Kiowa County, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Minneola still got an impressive performance from Eli Lang, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Lang is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Lang, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Kiowa County pushed their record up to 7-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Minneola, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Kiowa County and Spearville will face off at 8:15 p.m. on January 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Kansas (Spearville is ranked 144th, while Kiowa County is ranked 165th). As for Minneola, they will head out on the road to challenge Satanta at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
