The Mount Vernon Majors strolled past the Parkside Eagles with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 66-51. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Majors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 245th in Virginia, while the Eagles are ranked 26th in District of Columbia).
Parkside lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Daiquan Smith, who posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Harrison, who had 13 points.
The win got Mount Vernon back to even at 5-5. As for Parkside, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Parkside has already played their next game, a 43-40 victory against Hylton on the 28th. Hopefully Mount Vernon paid attention to the Eagles' contest: the next time they hit the court , they'll take on the Eagles at 1:45 p.m. on Monday.
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