Football Preview: Fort Bend Austin Bulldogs vs. Fort Bend Clements Rangers
Fort Bend Austin has gone 8-2 against Fort Bend Clements recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Fort Bend Austin Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Fort Bend Clements Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Fort Bend Austin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Fort Bend Austin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 31 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Fort Bend Elkins on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 41-6 loss at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 625th, while the Knights are ranked 295th).
The losing side was boosted by David Bishop, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Clements was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 42-28 fall against Fort Bend Dulles.
Fort Bend Clements might have lost, but man, Cash Talbot was a machine: he picked up 120 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Fort Bend Clements also got a significant boost from George Jreissaty, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
Fort Bend Clements' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kevin Handy. Fort Bend Clements got some further help from Isaac Amed: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Fort Bend Austin now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fort Bend Clements, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Fort Bend Austin came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Bend Clements in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 24-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Bend Austin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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