The Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes will challenge the Manvel Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Bend Hightower is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Fort Bend Hightower humbled Fort Bend Elkins with a 63-20 victory. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 31 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Manvel's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against Dobie, falling 54-34.
Manvel's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kenneth Malone Hayes, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Joshua Irvin, who picked up 169 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Malone Hayes a new career-high in rushing yards. Cam Renfro also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Even though they lost, Manvel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Manvel's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Fort Bend Hightower, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Fort Bend Hightower was able to grind out a solid win over Manvel when the teams last played back in November of 2021, winning 31-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Manvel's Kaeden Smith, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 190 yards on 16 of 30 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Fort Bend Hightower to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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