Beekmantown was the 45-30 winner over Peru when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Beekmantown Eagles fell 50-40 to the Peru Nighthawks on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Nighthawks are ranked 50th).
Loss or not, Beekmantown got some senior leadership from Payton Parliament and Grace McCasland. Parliament dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds, while McCasland posted seven points along with seven steals and six boards. That was a full 35% of Beekmantown's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Beekmantown smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in nine consecutive matches.
Beekmantown's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Peru, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Beekmantown has already played their next game, a 53-33 victory against Massena on the 8th. As for Peru, they will host Northern Adirondack at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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