Lions
| 01/17/25 vs Boyd | 71-45 |
| 01/14/25 @ Pilot Point | 72-27 |
| 01/07/25 @ Callisburg | 57-49 |
Ponder had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 71-45 margin over the Boyd Yellowjackets. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 1023rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boyd lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lex Horton, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Bryson Haak, who scored 11 points.
Ponder is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Boyd, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-20.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Ponder Lions take on the Whitesboro Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Boyd, they will host Pilot Point at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Boyd is facing Pilot Point at the right time seeing as Pilot Point is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
