Basketball Recap: Lufkin Beats Grand Oaks for Their 17th Straight Win

Panthers

Previous Games

12/27/24 vs Grand Oaks	75-44
12/27/24 vs Tomball Memorial	60-39
12/20/24 vs Texas	69-48
12/17/24 @ Hallsville	69-43
12/13/24 vs Tyler	70-58
+ 12 more games

Lufkin waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. They blew past the Grand Oaks Grizzlies 75-44. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Lufkin pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.9 points. As for Grand Oaks, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-6.

Lufkin and Grand Oaks should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Lufkin (ranked 30th) will meet Klein Oak (ranked 624th) at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Grand Oaks will take on Silsbee at 10:20 a.m. on Saturday up 254 places (91 vs. 345).