The Greenville Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Anna Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It was a proper cat-fight when Greenville duked it out withSherman on Tuesday. Greenville took a 58-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sherman. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Anna was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 59-54 to Melissa. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 647th, while the Cardinals are ranked 310th).
Greenville will need focus on slowing down Lamin Foon, one of several Anna players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points in addition to seven boards and three blocks. Foon continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Jackson Iv, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points.
Greenville's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for Anna, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything came up roses for Greenville against Anna in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, as the squad secured a 68-36 victory. Will Greenville repeat their success, or does Anna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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