Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Bend Travis). They blew past the Fort Bend Clements Rangers, posting a 56-18 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 24 points or more this season.
Fort Bend Travis' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ayodeji Akinrinmade, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Carmelo Ratliff also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Fort Bend Travis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jack Greenwood and Davis Kinney.
Despite the defeat, Fort Bend Clements saw an underclassman step up: sophomore George Jreissaty rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Jreissaty has posted since back in September.
The win was the fifth in a row for Fort Bend Travis, bringing their record for this year to 5-5. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.4 points per game. As for Fort Bend Clements, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
Fort Bend Travis will face off against Pearland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pearland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44 points per game this season. Fort Bend Clements does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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