Paschal went through its entire district schedule without dropping a set. Friday night it starts finding out whether that carries into the playoffs.
The Panthers meet Mansfield Legacy at 6:30 p.m. at Arlington High School in a Class 5A Division I bi-district match, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's pairings. Paschal is 26-14 and went 14-0 in district play without losing a set, 42 sets in all, according to its MaxPreps schedule.
It has won 16 straight since a Sept. 1 loss to Aledo, including a sweep of Class 6A Granbury in its final tune-up Monday.
Legacy brings a 24-16 record by the Star-Telegram's count; MaxPreps lists the Broncos at 25-16.
The winner advances to the area round against the winner of Keller Fossil Ridge (18-22) and Denton Ryan (24-15), who play at the same hour at Ponder High School.
A difficult Thursday
The Panthers and Carter-Riverside are the only Fort Worth ISD teams still alive. Four other FWISD teams played Thursday and none advanced, according to results compiled by the Star-Telegram and MaxPreps.
The longest streak to end belonged to a Class 4A team. Southwest entered at 27-5 with a 14-0 district record and a 15-match winning streak that dated to early September, but Springtown swept the Raiders 25-16, 25-17, 25-9. Southwest's previous loss had come Sept. 1 against Chisholm Trail.
Thursday's other area results were also decided in three sets:
- Burleson, now 37-7, beat Arlington Heights 25-10, 25-16, 25-15 in 5A Division I. The Yellow Jackets finish 23-18.
- Joshua (32-6) handled North Side 25-7, 25-8, 25-14 in 5A Division II.
- Mansfield Timberview (26-15) defeated Everman 25-10, 25-5, 25-17. Timberview reached the bracket through a five-set seeding playoff win over Burleson Centennial.
- In 4A Division I, Decatur beat Eastern Hills 25-6, 25-9, 25-11.
Chisholm Trail of Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD did not reach the bracket after losing a District 5-5A seeding match to Azle in five sets, the last one 15-12.
Two more Friday matches with Fort Worth ties
Eagle Mountain, at 33-7, faces Prosper Richland (25-12) at 6 p.m. at Keller Timber Creek High School in 5A Division II. A win would send the Knights to the area round against Joshua, which allowed 29 points in its three-set opener.
In 4A Division II, Carter-Riverside (16-19) travels to Iowa Park (24-9) for a 5 p.m. match. Lubbock Liberty, a straight-set winner over Glen Rose on Thursday, awaits the winner.
