Basketball Recap: Forbes Road Piles Up the Points Against Rockwood

Forbes Road

Margin (Wins)

02/06/25 @ Rockwood	34
12/06/24 vs Hyndman Charter School	34
01/17/25 vs Hyndman Charter School	31
12/28/24 @ East Juniata	31
01/08/25 vs Ferndale	29

Forbes Road won the last time they faced Rockwood and things went their way on Thursday too. Forbes Road blew past the Rockwood Rockets 76-42. Forbes Road has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 28 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Rockwood lost, don't look at Alexandru Manescu. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 14 to rack up 16 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Manescu a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Zander Ritenour, who posted eight points and nine rebounds.

The win made it two in a row for Forbes Road and bumps their season record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for Rockwood, they are on a 27-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-20.

Coming up, Forbes Road is taking a road trip to challenge Everett at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rockwood, they will be playing at home against Fannett Metal at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.