Basketball Recap: Parkland Matadors vs. Eastlake Falcons
A win for Parkland just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 72-40 defeat at the hands of the Eastlake Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 952nd, while the Falcons are ranked 231st).
Parkland's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Diego Castillo, who posted nine points. Another player making a difference was Anthony Allen, who earned nine points.
Tristan Anderson-Edmond was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 8 en route to 13 points plus three steals for Eastlake. Anderson-Edmond has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Braeden Quigley was another key player, earning eight points.
Parkland has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for Eastlake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
While Parkland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
