Basketball Recap: Forest Park Panthers vs. Pace Academy Knights
A win for Forest Park just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Pace Academy Knights, falling 78-26. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Knights are ranked seventh).
Chandler Bing was his usual excellent self, posting ten points along with eight rebounds and five steals for Pace Academy. With that strong performance, Bing is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Brielen Craft, who scored 11 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Forest Park and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Pace Academy, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Forest Park will challenge Drew at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Forest Park is facing Drew at the right time seeing as Drew is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Pace Academy, they will welcome M.L. King at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pace Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully M.L. King likes a good challenge.
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