Ridge Point has won three straight games at home, while Fort Bend Elkins has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Ridge Point Panthers will host the Fort Bend Elkins Knights at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ridge Point is headed into the game having not lost since January 17 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Fort Bend Austin a 1-0 shutout on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Fort Bend Elkins made sure to put some goals up on the board against Fort Bend Hightower on Monday. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes. Chris Anani had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Knights got from the refs.
Fort Bend Elkins hit Fort Bend Hightower with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Anani (2), Matthew White, and Nehemia Daniel.
Fort Bend Elkins is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five games. As for Ridge Point, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-2.
Ridge Point took their victory against Fort Bend Elkins in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 8-0. Does Ridge Point 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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