Nolan Catholic and Parish Episcopal are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Nolan Catholic Vikings will square off against the Parish Episcopal Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nolan Catholic will bounce into Friday's match after beating Trinity Christian, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Nolan Catholic managed a 54-48 victory over Trinity Christian on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Vikings' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Trojans are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, Parish Episcopal waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by an 80-55 margin over the Trojans. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 25 points or more this season.
Parish Episcopal's victory bumped their record up to 24-4. As for Nolan Catholic, they moved to 19-13 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Things could have been worse for Nolan Catholic, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 71-55 loss to Parish Episcopal in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parish Episcopal's Armon Almuttar, who went 9 for 13 en route to 21 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Now that Nolan Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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