The Forest Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Forest took on Columbia last Sunday. Forest fell to Columbia 41-36. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Trinity Catholic's strategy against Umatilla on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Trinity Catholic blew Umatilla out of the water with a 60-29 final score. The Celtics pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Trinity Catholic's win came from a few key players Forest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Emmanuel Sandoval, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadiel Jimenez, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points and eight rebounds.
Trinity Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
The victory got Trinity Catholic back to even at 7-7. As for Forest, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-3.
Everything went Forest's way against Trinity Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Forest made off with an 81-61 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest since the team 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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