Paradise is 0-7 against Ponder since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Paradise Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Ponder Lions at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Paradise comes in on six and Ponder on 13.
Paradise put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They breezed by Valley View at home to the tune of 77-18. Given Paradise's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while Valley View is ranked 1511th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ponder scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past S & S Consolidated 97-27 on the road. Ponder has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Paradise is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Ponder, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Paradise came up short against Ponder when the teams last played back in January, falling 44-36. Can Paradise avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
