The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets entered their tilt with the Central Eagles with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Forest Hills enjoyed a cozy 64-50 win over Central on Wednesday. That's another feather in the cap for Forest Hills, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Joshua Rivera, who scored 20 points. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Jahmarion Mingo, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Central saw an underclassman step up: Tazhir Webber scored 22 points. Those 22 points set a new season-high mark for him. Dwayne Louallen was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds.
Forest Hills is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Forest Hills won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Cheraw at 6:30 p.m. on December 28, 2023. One thing working in Cheraw's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups. Central won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Darlington at 8:00 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Darlington is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.