Anna is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Lovejoy Leopards at 6:15 p.m. Anna will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Anna never let Mesquite get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. The two-point effort marked the Coyotes' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy earned a 47-34 victory over Panther Creek on Friday. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Panthers are ranked 787th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anna's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Lovejoy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Anna came up short against Lovejoy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 43-36. Can the Coyotes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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