Basketball Game Preview: Forest Wildcats vs. Lake Howell Silverhawks

Wildcats

Points

02/06/25 vs Bartram Trail	42
01/30/25 vs Trenton	64
01/17/25 vs West Port	44
01/15/25 vs Dunnellon	42
01/14/25 vs Lake Weir	69
+ 16 more games

The Forest Wildcats will take on the Lake Howell Silverhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.

Forest heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Bartram Trail by a score of 45-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wildcats have suffered since January 16, 2024.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jiyah Hamilton, who went 6 of 11 to rack up 14 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Niyah McCoy, who posted 14 points.

Meanwhile, Lake Howell waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 52-31 win. The Silverhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 games by 21 points or more this season.

Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Lake Howell, their victory bumped their record up to 21-6.