North Forney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-47 heartbreaker at the hands of the Longview Lobos. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 52-44 back in January.

Zach Thompson
01/31/25 @ Longview | 17 |
01/28/25 vs Royse City | 19 |
01/21/25 @ Rockwall-Heath | 32 |
01/17/25 vs Tyler Legacy | 23 |
01/14/25 @ Forney | 30 |
01/11/25 @ Rockwall | 20 |
When it comes to explaining why North Forney lost, don't look at Zach Thompson. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 14 en route to 17 points and five boards. Thompson's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Thaddeus Cockrell, who posted four points and seven rebounds.
North Forney's loss dropped their record down to 12-19. As for Longview, their victory bumped their record up to 15-12.
North Forney wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 55-45 defeat against Rockwall on the 4th. Longview has also already played their next game (against Royse City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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