Florida High School Basketball - Forest holds off Columbia
(December 20, 2008: Lake City, FL 32025) Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the
Forest Wildcats (Ocala, FL) and the host
Columbia Tigers (Lake City, FL), saw
Forest's basketball squad hold off
Columbia by a count of
46-44.
With the victory,
Forest upgrades its record to 7-6 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to
Ely (Pompano Beach, FL) to play the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 29. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 9-1.
Ely won
82-7 in their recent league challenge against
Coral Springs (Coral Springs, FL)
Next up, the Tigers play the
Suwannee Bulldogs (Live Oak, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 3.
Columbia will attempt to upgrade on its 3-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 4-10 record after their
62-31 league loss to
Ridgeview (Orange Park, FL).