The Lake Creek Lions will square off against the Splendora Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lake Creek is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Huntsville on Friday. The Lions took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets.
Despite the loss, Lake Creek had strong showings from Juan Gonzalez, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Zach Colwell, who threw for 144 yards and a pair of TDs.
Meanwhile, Splendora was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were dealt a 34-7 loss at the hands of Dayton. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 732nd, while the Broncos are ranked 234th).
Splendora's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Lake Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Lake Creek against Splendora in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 60-14 victory. In that matchup, the Lions amassed a halftime lead of 48-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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