A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Ridge Point Panthers take on the Fort Bend Travis Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday... Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ridge Point took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Fort Bend Elkins as Ridge Point made off with a 54-32 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Knights are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Travis came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Hurricanes by a score of 79-66.
Fort Bend Travis' victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Ridge Point, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Ridge Point came up short against Fort Bend Travis in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 56-46. Can Ridge Point avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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