Basketball Recap: Fort Bend Dulles Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Jayden Redhead and Jaylen Koovakada

Fort Bend Dulles lost against Fort Bend Elkins back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Fort Bend Dulles Vikings took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fort Bend Elkins Knights. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 857th, while the Knights are ranked 308th).

Fort Bend Dulles' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaylen Koovakada, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds, and Jayden Redhead, who posted 15 points. That was a full 38.3% of Fort Bend Dulles' points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Fort Bend Elkins' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Frederick Sampson, who had 12 points and four steals. That's the most steals Sampson has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Rudd, who put up 11 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Fort Bend Dulles and nudges their season record down to 6-17. As for Fort Bend Elkins, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12.

Fort Bend Dulles will venture away from home to square off against Fort Bend Travis at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Fort Bend Travis' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches. As for Fort Bend Elkins, they will welcome Fort Bend Clements at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Bend Clements is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.