The Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes won the last time they faced the George Ranch Longhorns, and things went their way on Monday too. Fort Bend Hightower came out on top against George Ranch by a score of 50-42.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Bend Hightower to victory, but perhaps none more so than Milton Rice, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rice has scored at least 25% of Fort Bend Hightower's points. Another player making a difference was Chase Garcia, who scored 11 points.
Fort Bend Hightower pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for George Ranch, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-7.
Fort Bend Hightower will be home for the holidays to greet Fort Bend Elkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Bend Elkins is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games. As for George Ranch, they will head out on the road to face off against Fort Bend Dulles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Texas (Fort Bend Dulles is ranked 236th, while George Ranch is ranked 245th).