Decatur entered their matchup against Parkside on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Decatur Seahawks fell just short of the Parkside Rams by a score of 44-41. The contest marked the Seahawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
| 01/17/25 vs Parkside | 9 |
| 01/16/25 vs Snow Hill | 5 |
| 01/13/25 @ Bennett | 6 |
| 01/03/25 @ Salisbury Christian | 5 |
| 01/02/25 @ Mardela | 3 |
Decatur lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Maleah Blake, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine steals. Blake is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Lila Gunther was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Decatur smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in 11 consecutive matchups.
Decatur's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2. As for Parkside, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Decatur has already played their next game (against Washington), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Parkside is taking a road trip to square off against Mardela at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Parkside is facing Mardela at the right time seeing as Mardela is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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