The College Station Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Lake Creek Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as College Station comes in on three and Lake Creek on five.
Last Friday, College Station was able to grind out a solid win over Brenham, taking the game 56-49.
Meanwhile, even though Rudder scored an imposing 61 points on Friday, Lake Creek still came out on top. Lake Creek walked away with a 72-61 win over Rudder. Given Lake Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while Rudder is ranked 656th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Aedan Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last four games he's played. Jett Sutton was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
College Station's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for Lake Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
College Station was taken down by Lake Creek 60-33 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can College Station avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.