Port Neches-Groves has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Lake Creek has won nine straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, 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 can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lake Creek's strategy against Strake Jesuit two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lake Creek 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' win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lake Creek, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Port Neches-Groves came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Creek in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, sneaking past 30-27. Will Port Neches-Groves repeat their success, or does Lake Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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