The Ennis Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Wilson Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Wilson will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Ennis extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Lions took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-13 victory over Corsicana. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Lions' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Tigers are ranked 598th).
WENDERIUS JONES
| 09/19/25 @ Kaufman | 6 |
| 10/30/25 @ Poteet | 4 |
| 09/12/25 vs Centennial | 4 |
| 09/04/25 @ Midlothian | 4 |
| 11/06/25 vs Corsicana | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
WENDERIUS JONES had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 90 yards and three touchdowns. Ennis is 5-1 when JONES posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Ennis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. AARON LAZA picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wilson). Their defense stepped up to hand Hillcrest a 48-0 shutout on Friday. The Wildcats pushed the score to 41-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had no chance of recovering from.
Wilson's win came from a few key players Ennis will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Reid Kirkland, who threw for 205 yards and four TDs, and also rushed for 33 yards. Those 33 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Luke Walsh did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 109 receiving yards.
Ennis' record now sits at 6-4. As for Wilson, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Ennis against Wilson in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, as the team secured a 55-23 victory. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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