There's no place like home for the Lake Creek Lions, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on Magnolia with a sharp 62-39 victory on Tuesday. Given Lake Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 627th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Caden Puckett, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Aedan Lewis, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Lake Creek has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Magnolia, they dropped their record down to 13-16 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Lake Creek will take on the Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. A&M Consolidated will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak. As for Magnolia, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Bears at 6:30 p.m. Montgomery is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
