Mt. Zion was the 44-31 winner over Paris when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Mt. Zion Braves fell 49-42 to the Paris Tigers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Tigers are ranked 54th).
Mt. Zion now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Paris, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Mt. Zion will challenge Effingham at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Effingham will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mt. Zion surely won't give up without a fight. As for Paris, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Casey-Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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