Fort Bend Travis is 1-7 against Ridge Point since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fort Bend Travis Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Ridge Point Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Fort Bend Travis is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 45-14 defeat at the hands of Fort Bend Hightower. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 564th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ridge Point). They put the hurt on Fort Bend Elkins with a sharp 54-28 victory on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Austin Carlisle was his usual excellent self, throwing for 300 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Dane Jones was Carlisle's top target, picking up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Fort Bend Travis' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Ridge Point, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Fort Bend Travis was taken down by Ridge Point 42-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carlisle, who threw for 189 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards. Now that Fort Bend Travis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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