Port Neches-Groves has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Lake Creek has won nine straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Port Neches-Groves strolled past La Porte with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Lake Creek last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Strake Jesuit out of the water with a 60-21 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lions had established a 26 point advantage.
Port Neches-Groves' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lake Creek, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Port Neches-Groves came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Creek when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 30-27. Will Port Neches-Groves repeat their success, or does Lake Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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