Basketball Game Preview: Forsyth Panthers vs. Lexington Minutemen

By Team Reports Dec 19, 2023, 3:16am

Preview: Forsyth Panthers vs. Lexington Minutemen

The Forsyth Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lexington Minutemen at 4:15 p.m. on December 22nd. Forsyth has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 433 points over their last six contests.

Last Tuesday, Forsyth earned a 61-49 victory over Waynesville. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Forsyth has scored all season.

Meanwhile, even though Wellington-Napoleon scored an imposing 58 points on Friday, Lexington still came out on top. Lexington took down Wellington-Napoleon 73-58. Given Lexington's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while Wellington-Napoleon is ranked 469th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Forsyth pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lexington, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.