Forest Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost to the Monroe Redhawks on the road by a 62-47 margin. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Redhawks are ranked 170th).
Forest Hills lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Josh Huntley, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of K.J Chambers, who put up ten points.
It was another big night for Bryson Simpkins, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 16 boards for Monroe. The match was Simpkins' third in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jabari Benson, who earned five points and 12 rebounds.
Forest Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Monroe, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Forest Hills didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 90-24 victory against Central Academy on the 17th. Monroe does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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