Basketball Recap: Alissa Young's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Reagan over Parkland

Reagan suffered their closest loss since December 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Parkland Mustangs by a score of 65-62. Even though they lost, the Raiders' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.4 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Alissa Young

Points (Career)

02/04/25 @ Parkland	21
12/13/24 vs Glenn	19
01/28/25 vs Davie	17
12/30/24 @ North Surry	10
11/23/24 vs Winston-Salem Prep	10

Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alissa Young, who went 8 of 12 to rack up 21 points. Those 21 points gave Young a new career-high. Avery Corbin was another key player, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards.

Even though they lost, Reagan was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parkland only posted one assist.

Parkland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordan Fisher led the charge by going 6 for 10 on her way to 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Asia Blackwell, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.

Reagan's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Parkland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.

Reagan has already played their next game, a 45-40 victory against South Stokes on the 5th. As for Parkland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-51 win against Central Davidson on the 6th.