Wildcats
| 01/31/25 @ Anna | 60-50 |
| 01/28/25 vs McKinney North | 55-47 |
| 01/24/25 @ Sherman | 77-48 |
Walnut Grove waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Anna Coyotes by a score of 60-50. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Coyotes are ranked 454th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Walnut Grove to victory were Parker Evanson and Mason Ward. Evanson went 7 for 13 en route to 19 points and five boards, while Ward went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points. Attie Reeves was another key player, putting up six points and nine rebounds.
Walnut Grove smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. They are 5-1 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Several Coyotes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lamin Foon, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 boards. That's the most rebounds Foon has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of R.J. Gardner, who posted 16 points and eight boards.
Walnut Grove pushed their record up to 24-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Anna, their record is now 11-19.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Walnut Grove Wildcats duke it out with the Melissa Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Melissa knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Walnut Grove likes a good challenge. As for Anna, they will be playing in front of their home fans against 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.
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