Forest City is 0-3 against the Spartans since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Forest City Foresters will head out on the road to take on the Mid Valley Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Forest City is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Forest City didn't have too much trouble with the Lions at home as they won 60-41. Forest City pushed the score to 51-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Mid Valley suffered a tough 77-52 loss at the hands of the Crusaders on Thursday. Mid Valley was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-18.
Mid Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Richard Vinansky, who scored 22 points, and Jakob Lesher who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lesher has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kaleik Cook, who scored seven points.
Forest City's win bumped their record up to 4-13. As for Mid Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Forest City took a serious blow against the Spartans in their previous matchup back in January, falling 65-15. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vinansky, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds. Now that Forest City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
