Fort Elliott and Booker are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Fort Elliott Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Booker Kiowas at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Fort Elliott took on Follett on Saturday. Fort Elliott put the hurt on Follett with a sharp 54-30 win. The Cougars didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, Booker waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They escaped with a win against the Lions by the margin of a single free throw, 30-29.
Booker's win came from a few key players Fort Elliott will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Katie Ponce, who posted four points and three steals. Those three steals gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Averi Rosales, who put up six points.
Booker pushed their record up to 8-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Fort Elliott, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8.
Fort Elliott came up short against Booker in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 29-25. Can Fort Elliott avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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