Ball lost against College Park back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ball Tornadoes took a blow against the College Park Cavaliers, falling 71-44. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 181st).
Ball lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Taj Petteway, who posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Washington, who earned eight points.
Aiden Buckmon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for College Park, going 7 for 12 on his way to 20 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Evan Mason, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points and eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Ball and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for College Park, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-5.
Ball wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-37 victory against Fort Bend Dulles on the 7th. As for College Park, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-56 win against Clear Brook on the 7th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
