Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Ennis Lions (Ennis, TX) and the visiting Crandall Pirates (Crandall, TX), saw Ennis's basketball squad knock off Crandall by a tally of 65-50.

With the victory, Ennis improves its record to 9-16 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Red Oak (Red Oak, TX) to play the Hawks in a 5A Region II District 14 challenge on Tuesday, January 17. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 18-8. Red Oak won 84-68 in their recent league challenge against Crandall (Crandall, TX)

Next up, the Pirates play the Corsicana Tigers (Corsicana, TX) in a 5A Region II District 14 challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Crandall will attempt to improve on its 15-11 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 4-19 record after their 85-27 league loss to Lancaster (Lancaster, TX).