Football Game Preview: Fort Bend Elkins Knights vs. Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes + How To Watch

Fort Bend Elkins is 0-3 against Fort Bend Hightower since October of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Fort Bend Hightower took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fort Bend Elkins, who comes in off a win.

On Thursday, Fort Bend Elkins humbled Fort Bend Clements with a 44-12 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.

Saxon Gumabong

Receiving Yards

10/30/25 vs Fort Bend Clements	102
10/23/25 @ Fort Bend Dulles	36
10/10/25 vs Fort Bend Bush	43
09/26/25 @ Fort Bend Austin	70
09/20/25 vs Ridge Point	73
+ 7 more games

Fort Bend Elkins got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Saxon Gumabong out in front who picked up 102 receiving yards and two TDs. That's the most receiving yards Gumabong has posted since back in October of 2024. Fort Bend Elkins also got help from Kaleb Woodard, who showed off his sure hands for 117 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 63 points the game before, Fort Bend Hightower was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They took a blow against Ridge Point, falling 44-6. The matchup marked the Hurricanes' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

The victory made it two in a row for Fort Bend Elkins and bumps their season record up to 5-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.5 points over those games. As for Fort Bend Hightower, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.

Fort Bend Elkins was dealt a bruising 63-20 loss at the hands of Fort Bend Hightower in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.