Bel Air and Parkland are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Bel Air Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Parkland Matadors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bel Air has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Bel Air is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Horizon 71-41. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/07/25 vs Horizon | 2 |
| 01/03/25 vs Jefferson | 1 |
| 12/10/24 vs Pebble Hills | 1 |
| 11/22/24 vs Canutillo | 1 |
| 11/21/24 vs Da Vinci | 1 |
Matt Hernandez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 11 for 19 on his way to 33 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Sebastian Velasquez, who posted six points.
Bel Air was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Parkland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 61-24 loss at the hands of Americas. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1014th, while the Trail Blazers are ranked 492nd).
Parkland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Bel Air, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 12-10.
Bel Air didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Parkland in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. Does Bel Air have another victory up their sleeve, or will Parkland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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