Fort Bend Elkins lost against Ridge Point back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Fort Bend Elkins Knights came up short against the Ridge Point Panthers, falling 54-28. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was David Red, who picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Johnny Palmer handled things on the ground, rushing for 180 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fort Bend Elkins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Fort Bend Elkins' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Benjamin Villarreal and Jaden Reed.
Austin Carlisle continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ridge Point, 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, Carlisle 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 Elkins' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Ridge Point, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Fort Bend Elkins will welcome Fort Bend Austin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 852 yards in their previous games. As for Ridge Point, they will square off against Fort Bend Travis at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ridge Point knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Fort Bend Travis likes a good challenge.
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