On Friday, the Royal Falcons came up short against the College Park Cavaliers and fell 71-60. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1069th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 157th).
When it comes to explaining why Royal lost, don't look at Zaelyn Shelton. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 16 on his way to 18 points. K.J. Keller was another key player, putting up 13 points.
College Park had a senior duo take command as Aiden Buckmon went 7 of 13 on his way to 20 points and three steals and Ian Inman went 7 of 12 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. Buckmon has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Oman, who posted eight points in addition to ten rebounds and three blocks.
Royal has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for College Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6.
Royal wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-42 loss against Dekaney on the 14th. As for College Park, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 98-39 victory against Caney Creek on the 17th.
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