The Port Neches-Groves Indians will square off against the Lake Creek Lions on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Port Neches-Groves is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Texas City a 2-0 shutout. Given Port Neches-Groves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Texas City are ranked 421st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lake Creek came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Gators as they made off with an 8-0 win. Considering Lake Creek have won 15 contests by more than three goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Port Neches-Groves is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 85 goals over those 16 games. Lake Creek's win bumped their record up to 17-4-1.
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