Basketball Recap: Landon Shotlow Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Fort Bend Hightower

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Fort Bend Elkins's strategy against Fort Bend Hightower on Saturday. The Fort Bend Elkins Knights walked away with a 58-46 win over the Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.

Fort Bend Elkins' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Landon Shotlow led the charge by going 6 for 10 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Myles Allen, who went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points.

Fort Bend Elkins was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Bend Hightower only racked up two assists.

When it comes to explaining why Fort Bend Hightower lost, don't look at Jarek Sasser. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. The contest was Sasser's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikey Burgess, who posted six points.

Fort Bend Elkins' victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Fort Bend Hightower, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season.

Fort Bend Elkins has already played their next game, a 54-32 defeat against Ridge Point on the 15th. As for Fort Bend Hightower, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-66 loss against Fort Bend Travis on the 15th.