Dallas Thunder will take on the Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Dallas Thunder will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 749th, while the Warriors are ranked 167th).
Last Saturday, Dallas Thunder suffered a rough 80-54 defeat at the hands of the. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dallas Thunder in their matchups with the : they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They strolled past Red River with points to spare, taking the game 68-54.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool to victory, but perhaps none more so than Toby Pike, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 22 rebounds. Pike is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down 11 or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Huston, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Dallas Thunder has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Dallas Thunder took a serious blow against the Warriors in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 82-49. Can Dallas Thunder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
