Basketball Recap: Forks Takes a Loss

If Forks was riding high fresh off their 58-28 takedown of Ilwaco last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Forks Spartans took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raymond/South Bend Ravens on Thursday. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Ravens earlier this season, when they won 58-54.

It was another big night for Ava Baugher, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds for Raymond/South Bend. Baugher has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last three times she's played. Kassie Koski was another key player, putting up 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals.

Forks' loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 8-8. As for Raymond/South Bend, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

Forks has already played their next game (against Neah Bay), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Raymond/South Bend will welcome North Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Raymond/South Bend is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.