Basketball Recap: Pittsburg Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Pittsburg on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 55-36 victory over the Paris Wildcats. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Wildcats are ranked 500th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Pittsburg is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 24-6 record this season. As for Paris, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-17.

Pittsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Paris, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Paris Wildcats duke it out with the Wills Point Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on February 11th.