Paris entered their contest against Anna on Sunday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Paris Wildcats took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Anna Coyotes. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Coyotes are ranked 647th).
Anna found their leader in sophomore Karson Jones, who went 9 for 16 on his way to 21 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Jackson Iv, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Paris' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Anna, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10.
Paris will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ranchview at 5:00 p.m. on December 26th. Anna will take on Melissa in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Anna is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
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