Basketball Recap: Michael Ponce's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Ennis over Crandall

Ennis fought the good fight in their overtime match against Crandall on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Crandall Pirates by a score of 60-58. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lions have suffered against the Pirates since November 12, 2021.

Michael Ponce

Assists (Career)

02/11/25 @ Crandall	5
01/07/25 vs Midlothian Heritage	4
12/28/24 @ Van	4
01/31/25 @ Midlothian Heritage	3
12/20/24 vs Terrell	3

Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Michael Ponce, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 15 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave Ponce a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Clifford Gigante, who went 6-for-7 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds.

Ponce wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Ennis was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crandall only posted three assists.

Crandall was led to victory by Lebron Mckelvy and Dylan Franklin. Mckelvy went 11-for-17 en route to 26 points and three steals, while Franklin posted 17 points. Franklin is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 47% in the last 11 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Edison Umeh, who earned six points and five blocks.

Ennis' defeat dropped their record down to 15-19. As for Crandall, they pushed their record up to 15-16 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

As of now, neither Ennis nor Crandall have any future games scheduled.