Basketball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for Forest Hills

Yellow Jackets

Previous Games

02/04/25 @ West Stanly	72-45
01/31/25 @ Piedmont	57-34
01/24/25 vs Parkwood	58-24
01/23/25 vs Monroe	66-58
01/17/25 vs Anson	47-10
+ 5 more games

Forest Hills had won nine straight games and Leyah Melton did her part to make it ten on Tuesday. The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets breezed by the West Stanly Colts to the tune of 72-45 thanks in part to Melton, who went 9 for 21 on her way to 25 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.

Azariya Griffin was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game.

Forest Hills' victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.2 points. As for West Stanly, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.

Forest Hills won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lincoln Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lincoln Charter will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Forest Hills surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Stanly, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Anson at 6:00 p.m.