Basketball Recap: Friday's Defeat Ends Wylie's Winning Streak

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 vs Wagner	49-52
12/26/24 vs The Colony	61-52
12/17/24 @ Garland	61-32
12/13/24 vs Rowlett	70-55
12/10/24 @ Naaman Forest	67-47

After a string of five wins, Wylie's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Wagner Thunderbirds by a score of 52-49. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 33rd).

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wagner to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lance Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Thomas, who posted 11 points and three steals.

Wylie's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Wagner, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.

Wylie wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 56-38 victory against Rockwall on the 28th. As for Wagner, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 77-53 defeat against Lake Ridge on the 27th.