It was a Battle of the Birds when Fort Bend Willowridge duked it out with Royal on Tuesday. The Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles fell 64-51 to the Royal Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-56 back in January.
Ernest Hampton
| 02/04/25 vs Royal | 67% |
| 01/10/25 @ Royal | 60% |
| 12/13/24 vs Dayton | 58% |
| 11/25/24 vs Terry | 56% |
| 12/17/24 vs Sealy | 53% |
Despite the loss, Fort Bend Willowridge still got an impressive performance from Ernest Hampton, who went 8 of 12 to rack up 22 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hampton a new career-high in shooting accuracy (67%). Another player making a difference was Dylan Thompson, who posted nine points.
Leading Royal to victory were K.J. Keller and Zaelyn Shelton. Keller went 8 for 17 on his way to 21 points and eight boards, while Shelton dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Royal is 6-3 when Shelton posts eight or more boards, but 6-14 otherwise. Jaylan Palmer was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.
Fort Bend Willowridge has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 18 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points over those games. As for Royal, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-17 record this season.
Fort Bend Willowridge has already played their next game, a 79-37 loss against Stafford on the 7th. As for Royal, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-23 victory against Harmony School of Innovation on the 7th.
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