The Splendora Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Lake Creek Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Splendora is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 34-7, which was the final score in Splendora's tilt against Dayton on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 732nd, while the Broncos are ranked 234th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Lake Creek was not quite Huntsville's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets.
Splendora will have to keep a close watch on Juan Gonzalez and Zach Colwell, a pair of players who had a big impact on Lake Creek's prior game. Gonzalez picked up 80 receiving yards and a pair of scores, while Colwell threw for 144 yards and two TDs.
Splendora's record is now 2-6. As for Lake Creek, their record now sits at 3-5.
Splendora took a serious blow against Lake Creek in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 60-14. Thankfully for the Wildcats, Eli Morcos (who threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 59 yards on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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