Basketball Game Preview: Philip Simmons Iron Horses vs. Carolina Forest Panthers

The Philip Simmons Iron Horses and the Carolina Forest Panthers will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Philip Simmons is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Lugoff-Elgin on Saturday. Philip Simmons managed a 43-37 victory over Lugoff-Elgin.

Meanwhile, Carolina Forest had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They really took it to the Scorpions for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-16 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.

Carolina Forest pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Philip Simmons, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.