Basketball Recap: Parkland Comes Up Short

Parkland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt an 82-43 defeat at the hands of the Farmington Scorpions. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1014th in Texas, while the Scorpions are ranked 23rd in New Mexico).

Loss or not, Parkland got some senior leadership from Tyresse Wallace and Anthony Allen. Wallace went 7 for 11 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds, while Allen went 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wallace has scored all season.

Even though they lost, Parkland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Farmington only pulled down seven offensive boards.

It was another big night for Landon Begay, who went 10 of 13 on his way to 26 points in addition to eight assists and three steals for Farmington. Begay has been hot, having posted 18 or more points the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Beck, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 18 points along with three steals and three blocks.

Parkland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Farmington, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.

Parkland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-58 loss against Eldorado on the 28th. As for Farmington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 75-62 defeat against Hobbs on the 27th.