North Central Texas Academy has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool has won nine straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The North Central Texas Academy Pioneers will host the Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool Warriors at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in North Central Texas Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
On Tuesday, North Central Texas Academy came up short against Texas Alliance of Christian Athletes and fell 72-60.
Meanwhile, Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool strolled past International Leadership of Texas Keller with points to spare back in December of 2024, taking the game 60-41. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Eagles are ranked 726th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Central Texas Academy better keep an eye on Timothy Jones. He was instrumental in Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool's win, going 7 for 8 on his way to 20 points. Jones' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Toby Pike, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for North Central Texas Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 22-6.
North Central Texas Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 51-42. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool's Isaac Aguilar, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 22 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for North Central Texas Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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