Basketball Recap: Trenton Falls Despite Big Games from Nyima Gillyard and Koi Perry

It was a proper cat-fight when Trenton challenged Forest on Thursday. The Trenton Tigers fell 64-54 to the Forest Wildcats.

Koi Perry and Nyima Gillyard certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Perry dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards, while Gillyard went 6 of 11 on her way to 16 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Perry a new career-high in boards.

Forest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ja'Niyah McCoy led the charge by going 6 for 9 en route to 22 points along with six assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Jiyah Hamilton, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 18 points.

Trenton dropped their record down to 14-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Forest, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.

Trenton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-19 win against Dixie County on the 31st. As for Forest, they will take on Bartram Trail at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: McCoy and Alyssa Donohue.