The A&M Consolidated Tigers pushed their score all the way to 65 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Lake Creek by a score of 68-65. While losing is never fun, A&M Consolidated can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while Lake Creek is ranked 173rd).
Aedan Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lake Creek, dropping a double-double on 33 points and ten rebounds. The match was Lewis' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cody Puckett, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
A&M Consolidated now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Lake Creek, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-6.
A&M Consolidated will be playing in front of their home fans against Montgomery at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lake Creek, they will head out on the road to face off against Rudder at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
