After each having a week off, the Fort Bend Elkins Knights and the Fort Bend Bush Broncos will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Fort Bend Elkins will head into Thursday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth last Thursday after soaring to a 35-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Fort Bend Travis by a score of 17-14. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Saxon Gumabong, who picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Fort Bend Elkins' success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another passer making a difference was Romin Seymour, who threw for 234 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Bush fell victim to Ridge Point and their airtight defense last Saturday. They were outmatched by the Panthers on the road and fell 70-0. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 789th, while the Panthers are ranked 53rd).
Fort Bend Elkins' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Fort Bend Bush, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Fort Bend Elkins lost to Fort Bend Bush on the road by a decisive 29-10 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Fort Bend Elkins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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