Football Preview: Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes vs. Ridge Point Panthers
Fort Bend Hightower is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Ridge Point is on a eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes will welcome the Ridge Point Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Fort Bend Hightower took their contest with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over Fort Bend Austin. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 609th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ridge Point). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Fort Bend Clements 77-0. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Austin Carlisle was his usual excellent self, throwing for 216 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Dane Jones, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fort Bend Hightower's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Ridge Point, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Fort Bend Hightower came up short against Ridge Point when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 43-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carlisle, who threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 62 yards. Now that Fort Bend Hightower knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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