The Forest Park Foresters will challenge the Pikesville Panthers on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Forest Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 67-21 victory over Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Foresters.
Meanwhile, Pikesville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed past Patterson Mill to the tune of 66-29.
Forest Park better focus on containing NyJae Malik-El and Mariah Jones-Bey as the pair were huge in Pikesville's win. Malik-El went 7-for-11 on her way to 20 points along with eight steals and six assists, while Jones-Bey shot 60% from the field to rack up 13 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. Jones-Bey is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Maya Chase, who shot 56% from the field en route to 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Pikesville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. As for Forest Park, their victory bumped their record up to 21-5.
Forest Park and Pikesville were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, but Forest Park came up empty-handed after a 42-41 defeat. Can Forest Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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