Ennis hasn't had much luck against Red Oak recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Ennis Lions will welcome the Red Oak Hawks at 6:30 p.m.
Ennis is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game on Friday. They fell 56-43 to Terrell. The Lions were down 48-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Red Oak entered their tilt with Midlothian on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They snuck past the Panthers with a 47-41 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Panthers are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Red Oak found their leader in sophomore Kierstyn Totten, who posted 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenedi Griffin, who scored ten points.
Red Oak has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Ennis, their loss dropped their record down to 6-25.
Ennis was taken down by Red Oak 61-22 in their previous matchup on January 3rd. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ennis was down 36-5.
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