There was early excitement for Lufkin after they claimed the first goal on Tuesday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of the Nacogdoches Dragons by a score of 2-1. Lufkin were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Nacogdoches earlier this season, when they won 1-0.
Lufkin's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-5. As for Nacogdoches, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Lufkin will face off against rival Tyler at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Nacogdoches is set to take on their familiar foe Whitehouse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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