The Forest Hills Rangers will take on the Eagle Academy III Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Forest Hills took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-39 victory over Bowne. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Wildcats are ranked 468th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Eagle Academy III waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Commodores, posting an 83-53 win.
Forest Hills is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points over those games. As for Eagle Academy III, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Forest Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Eagle Academy III in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 69-66. Will Forest Hills repeat their success, or does Eagle Academy III have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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