Basketball Recap: Bel Air Takes a Loss

Bel Air lost against Parkland back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bel Air Highlanders fell 63-51 to the Parkland Matadors.

Defeat or not, Bel Air got some senior leadership from Matt Hernandez and Marcos Garcia. Hernandez went 9 for 20 en route to 22 points, while Garcia went 5 of 8 to rack up 15 points. What's more, Garcia also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Velasquez, who posted seven points.

Tyresse Wallace was nothing short of spectacular for Parkland: he went 10 of 14 on his way to 21 points and seven boards. Diego Castillo was another key player, going 5 for 7 to rack up 10 points.

Bel Air has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-16 record this season. As for Parkland, their win bumped their record up to 8-21.

Bel Air wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-48 loss against Hanks on the 7th. As for Parkland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-31 victory against Horizon on the 7th.