Fort Bend Elkins hasn't had much luck against Ridge Point recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fort Bend Elkins Knights will head out on the road to take on the Ridge Point Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Bend Elkins will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Fort Bend Hightower on Monday. Fort Bend Elkins came out on top against Fort Bend Hightower by a score of 4-2. Chris Anani had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Knights got from the refs.
Fort Bend Elkins hit Fort Bend Hightower with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Anani (2), Matthew White, and Nehemia Daniel.
Meanwhile, Ridge Point hasn't lost a match since January 17th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Bend Austin, sneaking past 1-0. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 485th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridge Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those eight contests. As for Fort Bend Elkins, the win got them back to even at 6-6-2.
Fort Bend Elkins might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Ridge Point in their previous matchup back in January. Can Fort Bend Elkins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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