Forest Hills is on a 16-game streak of home wins, while East Burke is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets will host the East Burke Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest Hills knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully East Burke likes a good challenge.
Forest Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They escaped with a win against Bandys by the margin of a single free throw, 55-54.
Meanwhile, East Burke strolled past Lexington with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 69-51. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Forest Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.8 points. East Burke's victory bumped their record up to 29-1.
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