The Midlothian Heritage Jaguars will venture away from home to challenge the Crandall Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Midlothian Heritage has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Crandall will come in with three straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Midlothian Heritage took on Corsicana on Tuesday. Midlothian Heritage took a 61-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corsicana. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Jaguars came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Tigers are ranked 952nd).
Meanwhile, Crandall didn't have too much trouble with Terrell on Tuesday as they won 57-41. The Pirates pushed the score to 49-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Crandall found their leader in sophomore Dylan Franklin, who went 11 of 17 en route to 24 points. Franklin's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lebron Mckelvy, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 16 points and four steals.
Midlothian Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Crandall, their win bumped their record up to 10-15.
Midlothian Heritage barely slipped by Crandall in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 65-64. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Franklin, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Midlothian Heritage still be able to contain Franklin? There's only one way to find out.
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