The Parkville Knights pushed their score all the way to 73 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 74-73 to Overlea. It was the first time this season that Parkville let down their fans at home.
Parkville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mikko Persia, who scored 25 points. Another player making a difference was Anthony Council, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds.
Parkville struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Parkville's loss ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-6. As for Overlea, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-5.
Parkville will head out on the road to square off against Overlea at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Parkville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 17 games -- so hopefully Overlea likes a good challenge. As for Overlea, they will be playing at home against Parkville at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Parkville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 17 matches.
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