After flying high against R.J. Reynolds last Tuesday, Reagan came back down to earth. The Reagan Raiders took a 55-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Forsyth Eagles on Friday. The Raiders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 42-40.
Reagan lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kayla George, who posted 18 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Another player making a difference was Grace Galyon, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 16 points.
Even though they lost, Reagan was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Forsyth only racked up eight assists.
Leading East Forsyth to victory were Mya Booth and Rajanae Bethea. Booth went 7-for-14 en route to 18 points, while Bethea had 15 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Bethea's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Jessup, who earned nine points and five boards.
Reagan's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for East Forsyth, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Reagan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 54-47 win against West Forsyth on the 17th. As for East Forsyth, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-35 victory against R.J. Reynolds on the 17th.
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