The Denison Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to square off against the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Denison's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
Last Tuesday, Denison didn't have too much trouble with Anna as they won 78-62. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Coyotes are ranked 431st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 58-46 victory over the Cardinals.
Walnut Grove's win came from a few key players Denison will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Parker Evanson, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Byron Scott, who went 6 of 10 en route to 13 points and five assists.
Denison pushed their record up to 22-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Walnut Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season.
Denison came up short against Walnut Grove in their previous meeting back in January, falling 71-64. Can Denison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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