Basketball Recap: Van-Far Indians vs. Paris Coyotes
Van-Far put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Paris Coyotes as the Van-Far Indians made off with a 62-42 victory. The Indians pushed the score to 49-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Coyotes cut but never quite recovered from.
Van-Far's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Pacey Reading led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Reading is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. Another player making a difference was Evan Utterback, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds.
Van-Far smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Van-Far's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Paris, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Van-Far will square off against Louisiana at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Paris, they will take on Columbia Independent at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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