Preview: Forest Bearcats vs. Quitman Panthers
The Forest Bearcats will be playing at home against the Quitman Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Quitman is ranked 16th).
Forest's game on Saturday was all tied up 11-11 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 29-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morton. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Forest in their matchups with Morton: they've now lost four in a row.
Newton typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Quitman proved too difficult a challenge. They enjoyed a cozy 58-43 win over the Tigers. The win made it back-to-back wins for Quitman.
Quitman relied on the efforts of AUDRIANA HARRIS, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds, and KIARRA THOMPSON, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and four blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points THOMPSON has scored all season. Another player making a difference was AIYANNA DEAR, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Quitman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Forest beat Quitman 46-35 in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Will Forest repeat their success, or does Quitman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
