Parkland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-58 heartbreaker at the hands of the Eldorado Golden Eagles. 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 Golden Eagles are ranked 45th in New Mexico).
Several Matadors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Anthony Allen, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Castillo, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Parkland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Eldorado, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Parkland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 51-43 loss against El Dorado on the 3rd. As for Eldorado, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Rio Rancho at 7:00 p.m. on January 7th. Rio Rancho will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Eldorado surely won't give up without a fight.
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