Basketball Recap: Parkside Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Parkside extended their winning streak to eight games thanks to a huge performance from Colby Murphy. The Parkside Eagles secured a 70-65 W over the Friendship Collegiate Academy Knights on Tuesday thanks in part to Murphy, who posted 28 points. His evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

Parkside is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Friendship Collegiate Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.

Parkside won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Takoma Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Takoma Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Parkside likes a good challenge. As for Friendship Collegiate Academy, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against KIPP College Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Friendship Collegiate Academy is facing KIPP College Prep at the right time seeing as KIPP College Prep is stuck on a four-game losing streak.