After flying high against Kings Mountain last Friday, Forestview came back down to earth. The Forestview Jaguars were dealt an 81-32 defeat at the hands of the Huss Huskies on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Huskies are ranked 77th).
Despite the loss, Forestview saw an underclassman step up: freshman Sa'Ryah McCorkle almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 50% of Forestview's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Huss to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaleila Littlejohn, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards. Another player making a difference was Shemiah McCoy, who put up 20 points and six steals.
Forestview now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Huss, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Forestview will take on Crest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Huss, they will square off against North Gaston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Huss' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
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