The Lake Creek Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Montgomery Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Montgomery likes a good challenge.
Lake Creek fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Brenham on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to the Cubs. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Cubs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Holden Caltabiano, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 17 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Mcshan, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points in addition to five rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Montgomery, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They strolled past Rudder with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 58-40.
Lake Creek's loss dropped their record down to 16-16. As for Montgomery, they pushed their record up to 19-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Lake Creek beat Montgomery 61-48 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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