Preview: Fort Bend Bush Broncos vs. Fort Bend Elkins Knights
Fort Bend Bush is 2-8 against Fort Bend Elkins since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fort Bend Bush Broncos will take on the Fort Bend Elkins Knights at 7:00 p.m. Fort Bend Bush will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Fort Bend Elkins is ranked 73rd).
Fort Bend Bush unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 64-53 to George Ranch.
Meanwhile, even though Ridge Point scored an imposing 57 points on Tuesday, Fort Bend Elkins still came out on top. Fort Bend Elkins had just enough and edged Ridge Point out 60-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Fort Bend Elkins has posted yet this season.
Fort Bend Elkins' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Matthew Nyakundi, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Todd Woods, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Fort Bend Bush now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Fort Bend Elkins, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Fort Bend Bush couldn't quite finish off Fort Bend Elkins in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 49-46. Can Fort Bend Bush avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
