Fort Bend Kempner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Ball Tornadoes 61-26. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1196th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 438th).
Despite the loss, Fort Bend Kempner saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Keona Jackson posted nine points and three steals. Zorriyah Bolden was another key player, putting up four points.
Cougars
| 11/01/24 vs Fort Bend Clements | 23 |
| 01/19/24 @ Terry | 22 |
| 12/27/24 vs Ball | 19 |
| 02/06/24 vs Lamar Consolidated | 19 |
| 12/20/24 @ Lamar Consolidated | 17 |
Even though they lost, Fort Bend Kempner smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Leading Ball to victory were Kalyn Toussaint and Braeon Arceneaux. Toussaint went 8 of 20 on her way to 23 points along with six assists and six boards, while Arceneaux had 19 points in addition to five boards and five steals. Arceneaux has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of De'Morrae Lacy, who put up six points.
Fort Bend Kempner's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Ball, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.
Fort Bend Kempner wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 67-38 loss against Brazosport on the 27th. As for Ball, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-46 defeat against South Houston on the 27th.
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