The Monroe Redhawks will challenge the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Monroe blew past Central Academy, posting a 78-46 victory. Given the Redhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Cougars are ranked 584th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills entered their tilt with Anson on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They breezed by the Bearcats to the tune of 47-10. With the Yellow Jackets ahead 37-4 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Forest Hills' win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.4 points per game. As for Monroe, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Monroe strolled past Forest Hills when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 54-40. Does Monroe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forest Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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