Anna lost against Denison back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Anna Coyotes took a 78-62 bruising from the Denison Yellow Jackets. 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 431st, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 168th).
02/04/25 @ Denison | 8 |
01/31/25 vs Walnut Grove | 14 |
01/28/25 vs Sherman | 11 |
01/24/25 @ Greenville | 9 |
01/21/25 vs Melissa | 9 |
Anna lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lamin Foon, who went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and five blocks. Foon is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Karson Jones, who posted 19 points and five assists.
Even though they lost, Anna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Anna's loss dropped their record down to 11-20. As for Denison, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-7.
When Anna and Denison next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Anna will try to stop Lovejoy's 12-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Anna is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Denison will challenge Walnut Grove and their four-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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