It was a good run, but the Parkside Rams unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 66-58 to North Caroline. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Parkside's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zion Oge, who scored 30 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Oge has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ziyon Smith, who scored 17 points.
Selaya Garrison continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Caroline, scoring 25 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Garrison has scored at least a third of North Caroline's points. Jasiyah Henry was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Parkside's defeat dropped their record down to 18-3. As for North Caroline, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Parkside will head out on the road to challenge Decatur at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Parkside knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight contests -- so hopefully Decatur likes a good challenge. As for North Caroline, they will head out on the road to challenge Queen Anne's County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Queen Anne's County is on a three-game streak of home wins, North Caroline a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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