Forest City and West Marshall squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Forest City had to settle for second. They fell just short of the West Marshall Trojans by a score of 51-48. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Indians came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Trojans are ranked 120th).
Forest City's defeat dropped their record down to 22-2. As for West Marshall, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-6.
Forest City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Marshall, they will face off against Mt. Vernon on March 3rd. Mt. Vernon knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 contests -- so hopefully West Marshall likes a good challenge.
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