Basketball Recap: Fort Bend Kempner Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Dec 8, 2024, 11:48am

Basketball Recap: Fort Bend Kempner Cougars vs. Wyatt Chaparrals

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If Fort Bend Kempner was riding high fresh off their 42-6 takedown of Aldine last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fort Bend Kempner Cougars took a 45-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wyatt Chaparrals on Thursday.

Despite the defeat, Fort Bend Kempner saw an underclassman step up: freshman Meghan Lausser went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Keona Jackson, who had six points along with five rebounds.

Even though they lost, Fort Bend Kempner was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 6.3.

Fort Bend Kempner's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Wyatt, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.

Fort Bend Kempner didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-17 victory against Madison on the 6th. Wyatt has also already played their next match, a 35-31 defeat against Heights on the 6th.

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