Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Parkland). They strolled past the Atkins Camels with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 89-72. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
01/22/25 @ Atkins | 34 |
01/17/25 vs Glenn | 21 |
01/15/25 @ Mount Tabor | 9 |
01/09/25 vs Davie | 20 |
01/08/25 @ Reagan | 10 |
Parkland was led to victory by Brock Jackson and Quincy Rumph. Jackson went 10 for 19 on his way to 34 points along with seven boards and four steals, while Rumph dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, Jackson is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Another player making a difference was Jayden Scales, who went 8 of 13 en route to 16 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Parkland's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10. As for Atkins, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Parkland and Atkins could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Parkland (ranked 339th) will meet West Forsyth (ranked 24th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Parkland is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. Meanwhile, Atkins will take on Ben L. Smith at 8:00 p.m. on Friday down 533 places (565 vs. 32).
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