The Fort Bend Travis Tigers will face off against the Dawson Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fort Bend Travis sitting on three straight victories and Dawson on ten.
Fort Bend Travis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Fort Bend Clements 87-31 on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Rangers are ranked 1157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dawson blew past Alvin, posting a 90-18 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 22 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Fort Bend Travis better keep an eye on Journey Lovett. She was instrumental in Dawson's win, going 9 of 12 en route to 23 points and three steals. The game was Lovett's third in a row with at least 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Ford, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten steals.
Dawson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 19 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Fort Bend Travis' victory bumped their record up to 21-14. As for Dawson, they pushed their record up to 31-4 with the win, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Fort Bend Travis against Dawson in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, as the team secured a 78-25 victory. Does Fort Bend Travis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dawson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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