Basketball Game Preview: Forest Hills Central Rangers vs. Forest Hills Northern Huskies

Forest Hills Central and Forest Hills Northern are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Forest Hills Central Rangers will square off against the Forest Hills Northern Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Forest Hills Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ottawa Hills 96-63 on Friday. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Bengals are ranked 495th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Forest Hills Northern posted their closest win since January 23, 2024 on Thursday. They skirted past Thornapple Kellogg 55-52.

Forest Hills Northern's victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-9. As for Forest Hills Central, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.

Forest Hills Central didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Forest Hills Northern when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 64-60 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Hills Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.