After soaring to 60 points the game before, Parkland was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Pebble Hills Spartans at home and fell 64-30. 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 952nd, while the Spartans are ranked 418th).
When it comes to explaining why Parkland lost, don't look at Diego Castillo. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds. Castillo has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times he's played.
Even though they lost, Parkland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Parkland has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. As for Pebble Hills, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5.
Parkland has already played their next contest, a 61-53 victory against Anthony on the 5th. As for Pebble Hills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 53-30 win against Harmony Science Academy on the 5th.
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