The North Forrest Eagles will challenge the Richton Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Forrest will be strutting in after a victory while Richton will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, North Forrest blew past East Marion, posting a 47-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Forrest.
Meanwhile, Richton suffered their closest defeat since December 21, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Heidelberg by a score of 60-57. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Oilers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
North Forrest's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-7. As for Richton, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8.
North Forrest was taken down by Richton 63-24 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richton's Dherria Barlow, who went 7 for 15 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Now that North Forrest knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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