Basketball Recap: Parkland Comes Up Short

Parkland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by the Americas Trail Blazers 75-16. 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 1094th, while the Trail Blazers are ranked 69th).

Rachel Silva was Parkland's leading scorer, having posted nine points. Mia Arambula held things down on the boards with five rebounds.

Parkland's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Americas, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3.

Parkland will take on Bel Air at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bel Air is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season. As for Americas, they will face off against Hanks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Americas knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Hanks likes a good challenge.