Ennis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat. They were dealt a 52-24 loss at the hands of the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1032nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 135th).
Midlothian Heritage can attribute much of their success to Danaya Hicks, who posted 22 points. Hicks is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Ava Batty, who had eight points.
Ennis' defeat dropped their record down to 6-27. As for Midlothian Heritage, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-9.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Ennis Lions face off against the Corsicana Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ennis is facing Corsicana at the right time seeing as Corsicana is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Midlothian Heritage, they will head out on the road to square off against Kaufman at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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