The Fallston Cougars pushed their score all the way to 60 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Aberdeen by a score of 63-60. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fallston in their matchups with Aberdeen: they've now lost five in a row.
Aberdeen's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was DARION PARRIS, who scored 16 points along with 4 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which PARRIS has scored at least 25% of Aberdeen's points. The team also got some help courtesy of JUSTIN FRANKLIN, who scored 15 points along with 6 steals.
Fallston's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Aberdeen, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Fallston will be playing at home against Bel Air at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Aberdeen, they will head out on the road to face off against Edgewood at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.