Parkland had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past the Eastern Randolph Wildcats 60-23.
Azari Wilkins went supernova for Parkland, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Wilkins a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Kimora Brooks was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds.
Parkland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Eastern Randolph still got an impressive performance from Callie Craven, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Eastern Randolph's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Parkland will take on Glenn at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Eastern Randolph, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lee County at 5:30 p.m. on December 4th.
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