The Fort Bend Austin Bulldogs had already won 25 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 26 on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 79-37 victory over Fort Bend Bush. Fort Bend Austin has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 24 matches by 29 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Bend Austin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Crystal Schultz, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points and 3 assists. Schultz has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Shun?teria Anumele, who scored 29 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Defeat or not, Fort Bend Bush got some senior leadership from Idia Orobor and Sincere Cobbin. Orobor scored eight points along with 17 rebounds and two steals, while Cobbin. scored 13 points along with eight rebounds. Orobor is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played.
Even though they lost, Fort Bend Bush smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. This was only their 16th loss (out of 26 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Fort Bend Austin pushed their record up to 30-1 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.7 points per game. As for Fort Bend Bush, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-19 record this season.
Fort Bend Austin will square off against Fort Bend Hightower at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Averaging 71.9 points so far this season, Fort Bend Austin's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Fort Bend Hightower better be ready for a challenge. As for Fort Bend Bush, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Fort Bend Travis at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Fort Bend Bush focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Friday.
