Basketball Game Preview: Forbush Falcons vs. Wilkes Central Eagles

It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Forbush Falcons face off against the Wilkes Central Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday... Forbush comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-36, which was the final score in Forbush's tilt against North Wilkes on Friday.

Meanwhile, Wilkes Central suffered their closest loss since February 19, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of East Wilkes by a score of 63-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (60), the Eagles still had to take the loss.

Forbush's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Wilkes Central, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.

Forbush took a serious blow against Wilkes Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 76-37. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Forbush was down 43-22.