Recap: Lake Creek Lions vs. Waller Bulldogs
Even though the Waller Bulldogs scored an imposing 62 points on Thursday, the Lake Creek Lions still came out on top. Lake Creek walked away with a 72-62 win over Waller. Given Lake Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while Waller is ranked 825th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Creek had a senior duo take command as Aedan Lewis scored 26 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 steals and Thomas Bell dropped a double-double on 12 points and 10 rebounds. Bell has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jett Sutton, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
The win makes it two in a row for Lake Creek and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Waller, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Grand Oaks the next time they take the court. Waller will head out to face Grand Oaks at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, while Lake Creek will head out to face them at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.