For the second straight game, Ennis will face off against Midlothian. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Ennis Lions duke it out with Midlothian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ennis is on a six-game streak of home wins, Midlothian a three-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
Ennis is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since March 1st on Tuesday. They came up short against Midlothian, falling 7-1. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Bryan Leija
| 02/28/25 @ North Forney | 6 |
| 02/22/25 vs Cedar Hill | 4 |
| 03/25/25 @ Midlothian | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Crandall | 1 |
| 03/14/25 @ Kaufman | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Ennis got a good showing from Bryan Leija, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Leija has become a key player for Ennis: the team is 4-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 5-6-2 otherwise.
Midlothian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. Ennis' defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-7-2.
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