The Lake Creek Lions will head out to face off against the Dayton Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lake Creek is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Montgomery on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lake Creek was outmatched by Montgomery at home and fell 46-14. The matchup marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Dayton entered their contest against Nederland on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Dayton lost 41-17 to Nederland. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 168th).
Dayton's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Denim Foster, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown, and Jaleel Kendrick, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Foster has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Dayton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Creek and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Dayton, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything went Lake Creek's way against Dayton in their previous meeting back in August of 2021, as Lake Creek made off with a 58-34 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dayton's Ashton Garner, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lake Creek to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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