Paris was the 52-45 winner over Casey-Westfield when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Paris Tigers came up short against the Casey-Westfield Warriors on Friday, falling 62-36. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Warriors are ranked 166th).
Luke Karras was a one-man wrecking crew for Casey-Westfield as he dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Karras a new career-high in steals (six). Jackson High was another key player, going 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Paris and nudges their season record down to 13-10. As for Casey-Westfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Paris wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 77-44 win against Chrisman on the 1st. As for Casey-Westfield, they will take on St. Anthony at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Anthony will roll in looking for their 18th straight victory, something Casey-Westfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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