Fort Bend Elkins is 1-7 against Ridge Point since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fort Bend Elkins Knights will take on the Ridge Point Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Fort Bend Elkins was able to grind out a solid win over Alief Hastings, taking the game 20-13.
Meanwhile, Ridge Point strolled past Bridgeland with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 38-21.
Austin Carlisle went supernova for Ridge Point, throwing for 306 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Elon Conley helped Carlisle out on the ground, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Another reason for the win was Ridge Point's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 4.5 sacks. Jack Ward was especially locked on to Bridgeland's QB and sacked him twice. Ward is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Fort Bend Elkins' victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Ridge Point, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Fort Bend Elkins was taken down by Ridge Point 55-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Fort Bend Elkins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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