Florida High School Basketball - Eastside fells Forest
(January 6, 2009: Ocala, FL 34480) Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the
Eastside Rams (Gainesville, FL) and the host
Forest Wildcats (Ocala, FL), saw
Eastside's basketball squad overcome
Forest by a count of
62-48.
With the victory,
Eastside upgrades its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Rams host
Leesburg (Leesburg, FL) to play the Yellowjackets in a
5A District 4 challenge on Thursday, January 8. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a record of 12-4.
Leesburg lost
44-43 in their recent non-league challenge against
East Ridge (Clermont, FL)
Next up, the Wildcats play the
Belleview Rattlers /Diamo (Belleview, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 8.
Forest will attempt to upgrade on its 9-8 season record. The Rattlers /Diamo come into the challenge with a 2-15 record after their
55-27 league loss to
Citrus (Inverness, FL).