Basketball Recap: Forsyth Country Day Now 14-1 over Last 15 Games

Furies

Previous 3 Games

01/24/25 @ Durham Academy	68-62
01/23/25 vs Westchester Country Day	63-27
01/18/25 vs Hickory	70-54

Forsyth Country Day had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They managed a 68-62 win over the Durham Academy Cavaliers. Given the Furies' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Cavaliers are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Durham Academy lost, don't look at JJ Wilcox. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Wilcox a new career-high in blocks (two). Quin Frasher was another key player, putting up 13 points and seven boards.

Forsyth Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Durham Academy, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-6 record.

Forsyth Country Day will be playing at home against High Point Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Forsyth Country Day is facing High Point Christian Academy at the right time seeing as High Point Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Durham Academy has already played their next game (against Jordan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.