Basketball Game Preview: Windsor Forest Knights vs. Beach Bulldogs

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Previous Games

12/16/23 - Neutral	73-56 W
12/15/22 - Neutral	70-73 L
02/08/22 - Home	54-53 W
01/29/22 - Away	63-57 W
01/15/21 - Home	83-54 W
+ 5 more games

Windsor Forest is 9-1 against Beach since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Windsor Forest Knights will host the Beach Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Windsor Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Islands for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-41 win. The victory was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on three straight.

Windsor Forest's win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Troy Smith, who made all 8 shots he took racking up 18 points. Another player making a difference was Landon Page, who made all 7 shots he took racking up 18 points.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Beach against Southeast Bulloch on Tuesday as the team secured a 64-35 win. That 29 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.

Beach had a senior duo take command as Jayden Newton went 11 of 20 on his way to 27 points and five steals and Chandler Reid dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Newton has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Barrett, who posted four points in addition to nine rebounds and three blocks.

Windsor Forest's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Beach, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Windsor Forest just can't miss this season, having drained 128.3% of their field goals per game. It's a different story for Beach, though, as they've only made 34.9% of their shots this season. Given Windsor Forest's sizable advantage in that area, Beach will need to find a way to close that gap.

Windsor Forest strolled past Beach in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 73-56. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Newton, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 26 points and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Windsor Forest still be able to contain Newton? There's only one way to find out.