North Myrtle Beach was the 65-38 winner over Carolina Forest when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carolina Forest Panthers on Tuesday.
North Myrtle Beach's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landon Cloninger, who posted 13 points. Noah Louder was another key player, putting up 11 points and six boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carolina Forest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nick Zincone, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. Those seven boards gave Zincone a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JJ Gray, who went 5 for 12 en route to 17 points and six rebounds.
North Myrtle Beach's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Carolina Forest, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Myrtle Beach will head out to take on St. James at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Myrtle Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season. As for Carolina Forest, they will face off against Myrtle Beach at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carolina Forest also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 68.4 points per game.
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