After each having a week off, the Fort Bend Bush Broncos and the Fort Bend Elkins Knights will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Bend Bush is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Fort Bend Bush's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Ridge Point last Saturday. They had to suffer through a 70-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 789th, while the Panthers are ranked 53rd).
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Elkins didn't have quite enough to beat Fort Bend Travis last Thursday and fell 17-14. The Knights have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game last Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite their loss, Fort Bend Elkins saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Saxon Gumabong, who picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Gumabong is becoming a predictor of Fort Bend Elkins' success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Romin Seymour, who threw for 234 yards and a touchdown.
Fort Bend Bush's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Fort Bend Elkins, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Fort Bend Bush strolled past Fort Bend Elkins in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 29-10. Does Fort Bend Bush have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Bend Elkins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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