Basketball Recap: Friendship Tech Prep Academy Takes Down Ranked Parkside

Titans

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 @ Thurgood Marshall Academy	83
12/13/24 @ Alexandria City	69
01/14/25 vs KIPP College Prep	64
12/11/24 vs King's Christian Academy	61
12/09/24 vs SEED DC	56

On Tuesday, Friendship Tech Prep Academy faced Parkside in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Friendship Tech Prep Academy Titans blew past the Parkside Eagles 88-40. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.

Friendship Tech Prep Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but David Bumpass led the charge by putting up 28 points and five rebounds. Bumpass' evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aidan Haskins, who posted 21 points and six boards.

Despite the loss, Parkside had strong showings from Colby Murphy, who put up 12 points, and Jerron Joseph, who earned 11 points.

The victory (which was Friendship Tech Prep Academy's third in a row) raised their record to 15-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 55.3 points. As for Parkside, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-8 record.

Friendship Tech Prep Academy will be playing at home against Friendship Collegiate Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Friendship Tech Prep Academy's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Friendship Collegiate Academy has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Parkside, they will face off against KIPP College Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. KIPP College Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.