The Parkville Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Overlea Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Parkville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,145 points over their last 17 games.
Parkville 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. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (64), Parkville still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was 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 (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
Parkville and Overlea were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup on Friday, but Parkville came up empty-handed after a 74-73 loss. Can Parkville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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