Basketball Game Preview: Fairfax HomeSchool Hawks vs. Northern Virginia HomeSchool Centurions

Fairfax HomeSchool is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Northern Virginia HomeSchool is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Fairfax HomeSchool Hawks will welcome the Northern Virginia HomeSchool Centurions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Saturday, Fairfax HomeSchool was fully in charge, breezing past Fredericksburg V 73-43. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Northern Virginia HomeSchool beat Christ Chapel Academy 60-49 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Centurions have won by exactly 11 points.

Northern Virginia HomeSchool has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Fairfax HomeSchool, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.

Fairfax HomeSchool was able to grind out a solid victory over Northern Virginia HomeSchool when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 53-42. Will Fairfax HomeSchool repeat their success, or does Northern Virginia HomeSchool have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.