Carolina Forest was the 63-61 winner over Myrtle Beach when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Carolina Forest Panthers took a hard 55-38 fall against the Myrtle Beach Seahawks on Friday. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Carolina Forest lost, don't look at Zechariah Gardner. Despite the final result, he posted seven points and six rebounds. Nick Zincone was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.
James Watson was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 13 en route to 17 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists for Myrtle Beach. Watson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Julian Brown also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Carolina Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Myrtle Beach, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Carolina Forest and Socastee will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th. Carolina Forest is facing Socastee at the right time seeing as Socastee is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Myrtle Beach, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. James at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th.
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