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Fort Bend ISD's preseason football rankings

Fort Bend ISD's preseason football rankings
The Vikings have the most returning starters in the district. Photo courtesy of Vype

This article originally appeared on Vype.

With the football season around the corner, it's time the first edition of the Fort Bend ISD football rankings.

This is an examination of play on the field every week and an attempt to give perspective on where each team stands week by week.

Although Fort Bend ISD's 11 high schools will play in three different classifications, these rankings will only take into account teams' ability to win games and the quality of their opponents.

No games have been played, but after gathering information and seeing teams practice in person here's how I think they stack up as of now.

1) Marshall Buffaloes

Marshall returns much of last year's squad they have two 1,000 rushers returning that alone is enough to make them a Top 5 team. Their defense and speed pushes them over the top with track stars lining up at skill positions like Dominic Houston-Shepard, Avery Helm, Devon Achane and Korey King. Marshall's definition of a successful season may come down to their game against Manvel -- one that could determine the district champion.

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The Tigers beat the Astros, 7-4. Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images.

Javy Báez capped a five-run third inning with his ninth career grand slam, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a series sweep by beating the Houston Astros 7-4 on Wednesday.

Baez’s two-out homer off AJ Blubaugh (0-1), a 24-year-old right-hander making his major league debut, put the Tigers ahead 7-1. All five runs were unearned due to shortstop Jeremy Peña throwing error on Kerry Carpenter's grounder.

Riley Greene tied his career high with four hits.

Brenan Hanifee (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Jackson Jobe, who allowed three runs, four hits and four walks in three innings. Detroit has won five of seven and nine of 13.

Blubaugh (0-1) struck out two in a 1-2-3 first and gave up seven runs — two earned — and five hits in four innings with six strikeouts and a walk.

Blubaugh was optioned back to Sugar Land after the game.

Peña hit the first career leadoff home run, the first of his three hits, but Colt Keith hit a two-run homer in the second to put Detroit ahead for good.

Jose Altuve hit a two-run double in the fifth and Victor Caratini homered in the seventh against Tyler Holton.

Holton struck out Yainer Diaz to strand two runners in the seventh and Tommy Kahnle struck out Christian Walker to leave two runners on in the eighth.

Houston went 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 12 runners.

Key moment

Báez drove a high sweeper over the left-field scoreboard.

Key stat

Houston allowed five unearned runs in the third inning after giving up three in its first 29 games.

Up next

Astros: LHP Framber Valdez (1-3 4.00 ERA) opens a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.

Tigers: RHP Casey Mize (4-1 2.12 ERA) opens a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels and LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-4, 4.31) on Thursday night.

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