Fort Bend Dulles is 0-10 against Fort Bend Elkins since February of 2019 but things could change on Saturday. The Fort Bend Dulles Vikings will welcome the Fort Bend Elkins Knights at 12:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Fort Bend Dulles' tournament run continued when they took on Bridgeland on Saturday. Fort Bend Dulles fell 63-51 to Bridgeland. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 853rd, while the Bears are ranked 255th).
Fort Bend Dulles' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayden Redhead, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 25 points, and Jaylen Koovakada, who posted 23 points. That was a full 49% of Fort Bend Dulles' points, marking the sixth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Elkins didn't have quite enough to beat Cypress Falls on Tuesday and fell 45-42.
Fort Bend Dulles will have to keep a close watch on Jacari Irvin and Chase Gray, a pair of players who had a big impact on Fort Bend Elkins' prior game. Irvin put up 15 points and five rebounds, while Gray posted seven points. Those 15 points gave Irvin a new career-high.
Fort Bend Elkins dropped their record down to 8-12 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fort Bend Dulles, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fort Bend Dulles has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Fort Bend Elkins struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Fort Bend Dulles came up short against Fort Bend Elkins in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 55-44. Can Fort Bend Dulles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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