Fort Bend Elkins has gone 10-0 against Fort Bend Dulles recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Fort Bend Elkins Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Fort Bend Dulles Vikings at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Fort Bend Elkins didn't have quite enough to beat Cypress Falls and fell 45-42. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Eagles are ranked 140th).
| 12/31/24 @ Cypress Falls | 15 |
| 11/23/24 vs Nimitz | 14 |
| 11/11/24 @ Klein Cain | 13 |
| 11/21/24 vs Richardson | 12 |
| 11/22/24 vs Cy-Fair | 12 |
Despite the loss, Fort Bend Elkins had strong showings from Jacari Irvin, who posted 15 points and five rebounds, and Chase Gray, who put up seven points. Those 15 points gave Irvin a new career-high.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Fort Bend Dulles' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 63-51 to Bridgeland.
Fort Bend Elkins will have to keep a close watch on Jayden Redhead and Jaylen Koovakada, a pair of players who had a big impact on Fort Bend Dulles' prior game. Redhead went 9 of 16 on his way to 25 points, while Koovakada posted 23 points. The match was Redhead's eighth in a row with at least ten points.
Fort Bend Dulles' record now sits at 6-16. As for Fort Bend Elkins, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fort Bend Elkins has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Fort Bend Dulles struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Fort Bend Elkins was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Bend Dulles when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 55-44. Will Fort Bend Elkins repeat their success, or does Fort Bend Dulles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
