After flying high against Sherman last Tuesday, Anna came back down to earth. The Anna Coyotes took a 60-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Walnut Grove Wildcats on Friday. 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 454th, while the Wildcats are ranked 57th).
| 01/31/25 vs Walnut Grove | 14 |
| 01/28/25 vs Sherman | 11 |
| 01/24/25 @ Greenville | 9 |
| 01/21/25 vs Melissa | 9 |
| 01/17/25 @ McKinney North | 11 |
| 01/14/25 vs Lovejoy | 9 |
Anna's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lamin Foon, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 boards. Foon has been hot, having posted nine or more rebounds the last six times he's played. R.J. Gardner was another key player, putting up 16 points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Anna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Walnut Grove had a senior duo take command as Parker Evanson went 7 for 13 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds and Mason Ward went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Attie Reeves, who posted six points and nine boards.
Anna's defeat dropped their record down to 11-19. As for Walnut Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Anna will welcome Denison at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Denison has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Walnut Grove, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Walnut Grove Wildcats challenge the Melissa Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Walnut Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season.
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