A victory for Forsyth Country Day just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans, falling 68-44. While losing is never fun, the Furies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Trojans are ranked 17th).
Despite the loss, Forsyth Country Day still got an impressive performance from Lila Kelly, who scored 27 points. That was a full 61.4% of Forsyth Country Day's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gigi Lyons, who earned seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wesleyan Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Cox, who scored ten points in addition to eight assists and three steals. What's more, Cox also racked up two offensive rebounds, the most she's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Taylor Hawley, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points.
Forsyth Country Day has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Forsyth Country Day will square off against High Point Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, they will face off against Jefferson Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Wesleyan Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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