The West Stanly Colts will square off against the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
West Stanly will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Monroe, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. West Stanly escaped with a win on Friday against Monroe by the margin of a single free throw, 57-56. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Colts' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Redhawks are ranked 162nd).
Meanwhile, Forest Hills posted their biggest win since December 17, 2024 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 67-36 victory over Piedmont.
Forest Hills' win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for West Stanly, they have also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season.
West Stanly couldn't quite finish off Forest Hills in their previous meeting back in January and fell 65-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Forest Hills' Landon Blakeney, who went 9 for 13 en route to 25 points and five boards. Now that West Stanly knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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