The Forrest Rockets lost against the Grundy County Yellowjackets back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Forrest fell to Grundy County 56-50. While losing is never fun, Forrest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while Grundy County is ranked 86th).
Several Rockets players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tristan Goad, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Those five assists set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Houston Matlock, who scored ten points along with five assists.
Even though they lost, Forrest were working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Forrest has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season. As for Grundy County, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Forrest will take on Fayetteville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fayetteville is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak. As for Grundy County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cannon County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
