Haughton is 2-8 against Parkway since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Haughton Buccaneers will host the Parkway Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Haughton will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Airline, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Haughton had just enough and edged Airline out 56-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buccaneers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Parkway, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on Byrd with a sharp 66-43 win on Tuesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 1269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Haughton has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Parkway, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10.
Haughton couldn't quite finish off Parkway when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 59-57. Can Haughton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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