Paris is 0-5 against North Callaway since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Paris Coyotes will take on the North Callaway Thunderbirds in a holiday battle at 11:30 a.m. at. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Paris had to kick off their season on the road back in November, but they showed no ill effects. They had just enough and edged Mark Twain out 70-68.
North Callaway can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Louisiana with a sharp 60-40 victory.
Isiah Craighead and Sam Pezold were among the main playmakers for North Callaway as the former scored 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals and the latter scored 22 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. The match was Craighead's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Paul Russell was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Paris' victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for North Callaway, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Paris was taken down by North Callaway 90-29 in their previous matchup back in December of 2020. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Paris was down 56-13.
