Texas Wind will be playing in front of their home fans against the Valor Preparatory Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Texas Wind sitting on three straight victories and Valor Preparatory Academy on four.
A well-balanced attack led Texas Wind over Harmony School of Innovation in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Texas Wind blew past Harmony School of Innovation 35-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Texas Wind has posted since December 15, 2023.
Meanwhile, Valor Preparatory Academy put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Harmony School of Innovation 68-6 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-3.
Valor Preparatory Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ellie Mathis led the charge by scoring 17 points. That's the first time this season that Mathis scored 15 or more points. Elyse Mason was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Texas Wind is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Texas Wind was able to grind out a solid win over Valor Preparatory Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 36-27. Will Texas Wind repeat their success, or does Valor Preparatory Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
