12/27/24 vs Vandegrift | 7 |
12/06/24 vs Waller | 5 |
12/17/24 @ A&M Consolidated | 5 |
11/21/24 vs Dawson | 5 |
11/08/24 vs Willis | 4 |
Lake Creek extended their winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Axel Anderson. The Lake Creek Lions pulled ahead with a 56-55 photo finish over the Vandegrift Vipers on Friday thanks in part to Anderson, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven assists and three steals. Those seven assists gave him a new career-high.
The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Melancon, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 12 points. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played.
Lake Creek has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34% in those games and 19.7% outside of them. As for Vandegrift, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-6.
Lake Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-55 defeat against Del Valle on the 28th. Vandegrift has also already played their next contest, a 63-45 win against Hendrickson on the 28th.
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