Parkside played a tough contest on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 58-12 loss at the hands of the Wicomico Indians. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Indians are ranked 40th).
Kalayah Hitchens was Parkside's leading scorer, having posted six points. Brecklyn Bounds held things down on the boards with 12 rebounds. Shannon Taymon took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Wicomico got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Se'Lah Foreman out in front who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten steals. Foreman's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Jozlyn Tyre, who shot 63% from the field on her way to 15 points and seven steals.
Parkside's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Wicomico, they pushed their record up to 20-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Parkside will head out to challenge Decatur at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rams' defense better be ready for this one: the Seahawks have averaged an impressive 59 points per game this season. As for Wicomico, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-56 loss against Bennett on the 19th.
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