Basketball Game Preview: Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool Warriors vs. Texas Lions HomeSchool Lions

The Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool Warriors and the Texas Lions HomeSchool Lions will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.

Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Dallas HSAA just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Angels 49-43. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Loss or not, Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool got some senior leadership from Timothy Jones and Toby Pike. Jones went 7 of 17 on his way to 19 points, while Pike dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. The contest was Jones' fifth in a row with at least ten points.

Meanwhile, Texas Lions HomeSchool entered their tilt with Aspire HomeSchool on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their matchup with ease, bagging an 81-43 victory over the Trailblazers. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 20 points or more this season.

Texas Lions HomeSchool is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 30-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-5.

Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool couldn't quite finish off Texas Lions HomeSchool in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 and fell 63-61. Can Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.