The Forest Park Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Pace Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Forest Park has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Pace Academy will arrive with four straight victories.
Forest Park came up short against Midtown on Tuesday, falling 67-42. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while the Knights are ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Pace Academy beat Mays 66-60 on Tuesday.
Forest Park better keep an eye on Chandler Bing. He was instrumental in Pace Academy's win, going 11 of 19 en route to 32 points along with seven boards and four blocks. That's the most blocks Bing has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jake Agolli, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Pace Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Forest Park's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Pace Academy, their record now sits at 15-2.
Forest Park was taken down by Pace Academy 78-26 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bing, who posted ten points in addition to eight boards and five steals. Now that Forest Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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