Soccer Game Preview: Fort Bend Clements vs. Fort Bend Elkins

The Fort Bend Clements Rangers will face off against the Fort Bend Elkins Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Fort Bend Clements' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Last Tuesday, Fort Bend Clements came up short against Ridge Point and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Panthers are ranked 27th).

Meanwhile, Fort Bend Elkins had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Vikings an 8-0 shutout. Heldana Dawit was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.

The victory got Fort Bend Elkins back to even at 6-6. As for Fort Bend Clements, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7-2.