The Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes will face off against the Fort Bend Elkins Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Bend Hightower's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Fort Bend Elkins' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Fort Bend Hightower's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Ridge Point offense got past them. Fort Bend Hightower took a 35-20 bruising from Ridge Point last Thursday. The Hurricanes haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Bend Elkins). They breezed by Fort Bend Clements to the tune of 64-12 last Thursday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-6.
Romin Seymour was a one-man wrecking crew for Fort Bend Elkins as he threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Tyson Craft helped Seymour out on the ground, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win was the third in a row for Fort Bend Elkins, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.7 points per game. As for Fort Bend Hightower, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
Everything came up roses for Fort Bend Hightower against Fort Bend Elkins in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-7 victory. Does Fort Bend Hightower 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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