The Fort Bend Travis Tigers will head out to challenge the Fort Bend Dulles Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Bend Travis has five straight wins, Fort Bend Dulles has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fort Bend Travis is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Fort Bend Bush: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fort Bend Travis blew Fort Bend Bush out of the water with a 61-26 final score. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Broncos are ranked 808th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Dulles opened the new year with a less-than-successful 43-35 loss to Fort Bend Elkins.
Fort Bend Travis will have to contain Sai Sai Stewart as she made an impact in Fort Bend Dulles' last game. She posted 22 points and five steals. Stewart's morning made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Even though they lost, Fort Bend Dulles smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Fort Bend Travis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Fort Bend Dulles, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.
Fort Bend Travis was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Bend Dulles when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 57-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Bend Travis since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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