Forest Hills took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (barely). They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Indian Land Warriors , sneaking past 49-47.
Forest Hills' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Derrianna Mclendon, who went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Leyah Melton, who posted ten points plus seven assists and six steals.
Forest Hills was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Indian Land lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emily Callahan, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Callahan a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Katilyn Knoll, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Indian Land's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Forest Hills has already played their next match, a 57-11 win against Central on the 4th. As for Indian Land, they will face off against Butler at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Butler's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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