Football Preview: Port Neches-Groves Indians vs. Lake Creek Lions
Port Neches-Groves is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lake Creek is on a eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 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.
Last Friday, Port Neches-Groves strolled past La Porte with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Lake Creek last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Strake Jesuit out of the water with a 60-21 final score. The Lions pushed the score to 40-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Fighting Crusaders had little chance of recovering from.
Port Neches-Groves' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lake Creek, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Port Neches-Groves skirted past Lake Creek 30-27 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Does Port Neches-Groves have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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