Paris is 1-9 against Sulphur Springs since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Paris Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at 7:30 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Paris faced off against North Lamar on Saturday. Paris took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Lamar. 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 217th, while the Panthers are ranked 487th).
Meanwhile, Sulphur Springs came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 74-52 win.
Sulphur Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Paris, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
Paris came up short against Sulphur Springs in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 42-38. Can Paris avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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