The Lions went toe to toe in narrow losses to Millsap and Breckenridge last week.
The decision in the Dublin-Millsap game came down to the final seconds as they went into overtime and Millsap got ahead by 1 with a 3-pointer. Lion Kaden Gaitan fired back with a basket but it was waved off by the refs. The score was 69-68 in Millsap’s favor.
“It was a thriller,” said head Lions basketball coach Wes Grisham. “We had every opportunity to win. Missing 22 free throws is the dagger that got us.”
Gaitan led scoring with 24 points followed by Aidan Hernandez with 14 and Hunter Jones with 11. Kyson Gilman scored 8, Alex Teten got 7 and Francsico Garcia had 3.
The Lions followed this with a 72-68 loss to Breckenridge at home Friday, Jan. 5.
“One thing about us is we are a scary bunch of basketball players,” said Grisham. “We played well and had the momentum but came up short in the fourth quarter. Missing some free throws and silly turnovers hurt us again.”
Teten led scoring with 18 pts, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals Gaitan snagged 14 points , 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 7 assists.
Jones scored 12 points. Hernandez had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 charges.
Aiden Salyer had 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 charges, 1 steal.
Garcia got 5 pts, 7 rebounds and a steal.
Gilman scored 5.