Basketball Recap: Sulphur Springs' Higher State Rank on Full Display on Tuesday

Sulphur Springs won the last time they faced Paris and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Sulphur Springs Wildcats walked away with a 55-47 win over the Paris Wildcats. Given Sulphur Springs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while Paris is ranked 472nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 3 Games (Away)

01/28/25 @ Paris	55-47
01/18/25 @ Bonham	62-29
01/07/25 @ Pleasant Grove	63-38

Sulphur Springs pushed their record up to 24-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Paris, they now have a losing record at 14-15.

Sulphur Springs is taking a road trip to take on Pittsburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Paris, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Paris Wildcats face off against the North Lamar Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.