Basketball Recap: Forbush Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2025, 8:19pm

Basketball Recap: Forbush Falcons vs. North Wilkes Vikings

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Forbush entered their match against North Wilkes on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Forbush Falcons took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Wilkes Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 64-54 back in January.

Forbush's loss dropped their record down to 18-4. As for North Wilkes, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1.

Forbush and North Wilkes should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Forbush will square off against Wilkes Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday up 437 places (28 vs. 465). Forbush will stroll in with a 15 game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their January 19 matchup with North Wilkes. Meanwhile, North Wilkes (ranked ninth) will meet North Surry (ranked 74th) at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

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