Fort Bend Clements was the 59-48 winner over Fort Bend Hightower when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Fort Bend Clements Rangers fell to the Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes 72-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (56), the Rangers still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Fort Bend Clements still got an impressive performance from Aziz Olajuwon, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine boards. That was a full 42.6% of Fort Bend Clements' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Olajuwon, who put up 16 points and six assists.
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Even though they lost, Fort Bend Clements smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Chase Garcia went supernova for Fort Bend Hightower, going 8 of 16 on his way to 25 points. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Mikey Burgess, who went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Fort Bend Clements' record is now 14-10. As for Fort Bend Hightower, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-13.
Fort Bend Clements and Fort Bend Hightower could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Fort Bend Clements will face off against Ridge Point at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 90 places (116 vs. 26). Meanwhile, Fort Bend Hightower (ranked 212th) will meet Fort Bend Austin (ranked 88th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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