Lake Creek has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Montgomery Bears at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lake Creek is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Port Neches-Groves on Friday. Lake Creek took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Port Neches-Groves.
Meanwhile, Montgomery put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 47-14 win over Dayton at home. Considering the Bears have won three matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Reggie Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards.
Montgomery wouldn't let Dayton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Montgomery can thank Kaden Mcmillian and Seth Wilson for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Dayton's side was Layne Vandiver, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lake Creek's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2. As for Montgomery, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Lake Creek barely slipped by Montgomery in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 36-35. Will Lake Creek repeat their success, or does Montgomery have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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