Basketball Recap: Ponder Beats Whitesboro for Their Ninth Straight Win

Lions

Previous Games

01/21/25 @ Whitesboro	56-38
01/17/25 vs Boyd	75-41
01/14/25 @ Pilot Point	85-20
01/07/25 @ Callisburg	63-30
01/03/25 vs Paradise	55-41
+ 4 more games

Ponder entered their tilt with Whitesboro on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They enjoyed a cozy 56-38 victory over the Whitesboro Bearcats. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Bearcats are ranked 761st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ponder has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Whitesboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-16.

Ponder will welcome Valley View at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Ponder's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Valley View has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Whitesboro, they will venture away from home to challenge Pilot Point at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.