Forge Christian is 8-0 against Stargate School since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Forge Christian Fury will face off against the Stargate School Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Forge Christian is looking to tack on another W to their 18-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Forge Christian pushed their score all the way to 60 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to DSST: Montview 64-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), Forge Christian still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Forge Christian had strong showings from Owen Hovis, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds, and Levi Clark, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Clark has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Still, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Stargate School rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They secured a 61-56 W over the Miners. Winning may never get old, but Stargate School sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Forge Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-3. As for Stargate School, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Forge Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Stargate School in their previous matchup back in January, winning 46-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forge Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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