The Lake Creek Lions will square off against the Bastrop Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Creek will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Lake Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat Port Neches-Groves by a goal, winning 2-1. Kannan Plowden had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Lake Creek got from the refs.
Aiden Fortenberry was the driving force of Lake Creek's attack as he scored both of Lake Creek's goals, bringing his season total up to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Bastrop hasn't lost a match since February 28th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Bastrop who was credited with the win. Bastrop got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Sharpstown's two. Given Bastrop's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Sharpstown are ranked 445th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Creek's record now sits at 16-4-3. As for Bastrop, their record now sits at 16-1-6.
Lake Creek came up short against Bastrop in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, falling 4-2. Can Lake Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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