Sandy Spring Friends was the 54-36 winner over Parkside when they last played one another back in January of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests fell to the Parkside Eagles 65-60. While losing is never fun, the Wildebeests can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 162nd in Maryland, while the Eagles are ranked 14th in District of Columbia).
Colby Murphy was his usual excellent self, putting up 29 points for Parkside. The match was Murphy's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daiquan Smith, who posted 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Sandy Spring Friends and nudges their season record down to 12-21. As for Parkside, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-8.
Sandy Spring Friends will square off against St. Anselm's Abbey at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Parkside, they will venture away from home to challenge Fredericksburg V at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Parkside's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
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