Basketball Game Preview: Edmondson-Westside Red Storm vs. Forest Park Foresters

Edmondson-Westside is 0-10 against Forest Park since March of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Edmondson-Westside Red Storm will face off against the Forest Park Foresters at 3:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Forest Park will be up against a hot Edmondson-Westside team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Edmondson-Westside breezed by Patterson to the tune of 66-17 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Forest Park on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Lake Clifton out of the water with an 81-15 final score. With the Foresters ahead 50-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Edmondson-Westside pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.0 points per game. As for Forest Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.

Edmondson-Westside took a serious blow against Forest Park in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 72-26. Can Edmondson-Westside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.