Basketball Recap: Andrea Sturdivant's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Fort Bend Austin over Manvel

Fort Bend Austin and Manvel squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Fort Bend Austin had to settle for second. They took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Manvel Mavericks. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mavericks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2022.

Andrea Sturdivant

Points

02/11/25 vs Manvel	16
02/04/25 vs Ridge Point	21
01/31/25 @ Fort Bend Bush	25
01/28/25 vs Fort Bend Hightower	16
01/24/25 @ Fort Bend Travis	20
+ 4 more games

Fort Bend Austin lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Andrea Sturdivant, who posted 16 points in addition to six boards and six steals. Her evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Aminah Dixon, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 17 points and six rebounds.

Fort Bend Austin's defeat dropped their record down to 22-11. As for Manvel, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 27-8.

Fort Bend Austin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Manvel has already played their next match (against Clear Brook), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.