The Del Valle Cardinals pushed their score all the way to 56 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Lake Creek 61-56. While losing is never fun, Del Valle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 770th, while Lake Creek is ranked 230th).
Jett Sutton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lake Creek, scoring 20 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Aedan Lewis, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Del Valle has been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Lake Creek, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
Del Valle won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Spring Woods at 1:30 p.m. on December 29th. Spring Woods is hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses. Lake Creek and Vandegrift will round out the year against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at.
