After flying high against R.J. Reynolds last Friday, Mount Tabor came back down to earth. The Mount Tabor Spartans fell 57-45 to the East Forsyth Eagles on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Eagles are ranked 95th).
| 01/28/25 @ East Forsyth | 22 |
| 01/24/25 vs R.J. Reynolds | 23 |
| 01/23/25 @ Forsyth Country Day | 16 |
When it comes to explaining why Mount Tabor lost, don't look at Shaymiah Bailey. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 boards. The match was Bailey's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella-Ashleigh Fulp, who posted eight points and three steals.
Alyssa Jessup was her usual excellent self, going 6 for 9 on her way to 17 points along with seven rebounds and six assists for East Forsyth. The dominant performance gave Jessup a new career-high in assists. Landry Tsujii was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 11 points and five boards.
Mount Tabor dropped their record down to 5-12 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for East Forsyth, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Mount Tabor and Southwest Guilford will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. As for East Forsyth, they will face off against Parkland at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with East Forsyth sitting on three straight wins and Parkland on seven.
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