Anna was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-69 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lovejoy Leopards. 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 512th, while the Leopards are ranked 60th).
| 01/14/25 vs Lovejoy | 4 |
| 01/11/25 @ Denison | 1 |
| 01/07/25 @ Walnut Grove | 4 |
| 01/03/25 @ Sherman | 5 |
| 12/28/24 @ Forney | 3 |
Anna lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lamin Foon, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Foon is now averaging an impressive 2 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Jones, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points.
Anna's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-17. As for Lovejoy, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Anna and McKinney North will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lovejoy, they will challenge Denison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Denison's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
