Football Preview: Fort Bend Dulles Vikings vs. Fort Bend Elkins Knights
The Fort Bend Dulles Vikings and the Fort Bend Elkins Knights are set to duel on Friday. Fort Bend Dulles is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Fort Bend Dulles is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Ridge Point on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fort Bend Dulles had to suffer through a 71-14 loss at the hands of Ridge Point. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 924th, while the Panthers are ranked 52nd).
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Elkins didn't have too much trouble with Fort Bend Bush on the road on Thursday as they won 21-7.
Fort Bend Elkins found their leader in underclassman Tyson Craft, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
Fort Bend Elkins wouldn't let Fort Bend Bush keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fort Bend Elkins can thank Jaden Reed and Jayden Okorafor for forcing both of them.
Fort Bend Dulles' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Fort Bend Elkins, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Fort Bend Dulles came up short against Fort Bend Elkins when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-12. Thankfully for Fort Bend Dulles, Brandon Renfro (who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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