Forest Hills is 10-0 against the Eagles since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Forest Hills Rangers will look to defend their home court against the Somerset Eagles at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Forest Hills has eight straight wins, the Eagles have nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Forest Hills scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They breezed by Philipsburg-Osceola at home to the tune of 78-33. Forest Hills has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Forest Hills' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alexis Henderson, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Arissa Britt, who scored 13 points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Somerset fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Rams on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 65-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Forest Hills is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Somerset, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-18.
Everything came up roses for Forest Hills against the Eagles in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 59-19 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Somerset's Eve Housley, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Forest Hills still be able to contain Housley? There's only one way to find out.
