Tuesday night's 41-24 victory over Freedom wasn't a consolation prize for Parkland, but it may have been a little pick me up after coming home from the PIAA tournament on the losing end.

The Trojans advanced to the fourth round of consolations over the weekend in Hershey, but saw their season end to a familiar foe - Easton.

The Rovers clipped Parkland for the third time this season by a 30-25 score to end the Trojans run at the state tournament.

Easton, subsequently, lost to Franklin Regional 29-26 in the bronze medal bout to walk away with a fourth place finish.

For head coach Ryan Nunamaker, the weekend wasn't demoralizing, rather one that can show the future wrestlers of the Parkland program how close the difference is at the top level of dual competition.

"I am extremely proud of the way our kids competed," said Nunamaker, whose team wrapped up their regular season with a 12-5 record following Tuesday's win over the Patriots. "We battled through nine dual meets in eight days against the best teams in the state of Pennsylvania."

After defeating Mifflin County 49-9 in the preliminary round last Thursday at the Giant Center, Parkland lost to state runner-up Central Dauphin 32-27 in the quarterfinals to bump them into the bottom bracket.

The close disparity of losses to both, Easton and Central Dauphin, exemplified how things can be decided by one match at the state tournament.

"We beat some outstanding teams including Wilson West Lawn, Mifflin County, Spring Grove and Owen J. Roberts," Nunamaker said. "Owen J. Roberts was ranked fourth in the state and Spring Grove was 24-2 when we knocked them out of the state tournament.

"We lost both matches by five points to Central Dauphin and Easton, which is one individual match. It does not get any closer in wrestling. On any given day I feel our team can beat anyone in the state."

Shaun Heist (220) and Ethan Lizak (113) each went 6-0 through the state tournament. Both look to make similar runs in the individual postseason, which gets under way next Friday and Saturday at Liberty's Memorial Gymnasium.

In the meantime, Nunamaker and his crew can reflect on what they accomplished as team throughout the winter.

"We have to take away the positives from the weekend," he said. "This is an experience that our kids will remember long after they graduate from high school."