Basketball Recap: Greenforest Makes It 11 in a Row at Home

By Team Reports Jan 15, 2025, 1:51pm

Basketball Recap: Greenforest Eagles vs. Social Circle Redskins

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On Tuesday, the Greenforest Eagles blew past the Social Circle Redskins, posting an 80-42 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greenforest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kevin Harper, who went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points and four steals. Harper continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Orion Wilson, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards.

Greenforest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Social Circle80-42
01/07/25 vs Lamar County87-37
02/28/24 vs McIntosh County Academy87-62
02/13/24 vs Christian Heritage64-60
02/09/24 vs Mt. Zion84-38
+ 6 more games

Greenforest's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.5 points. As for Social Circle, they now have a losing record at 8-9.

Greenforest is taking a road trip to square off against Putnam County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Putnam County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 contests -- so hopefully Greenforest likes a good challenge. As for Social Circle, they will host W D Mohammed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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