Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pace Academy). They enjoyed a cozy 61-46 victory over the Forest Park Panthers on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Forest Park lost, don't look at Derrick Green. Despite the final result, he went 7-for-12 to rack up 18 points. That was a full 39.1% of the Panthers' points, marking the fourth time in a row Green has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Noah Shy, who scored ten points.
Knights
| 12/02/25 vs Forest Park | 61-46 |
| 02/25/25 vs Union Grove | 94-46 |
| 02/21/25 vs Kell | 80-50 |
| 02/18/25 vs Central | 66-31 |
| 02/14/25 vs Mays | 80-65 |
| + 2 more games |
Pace Academy's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.9 points over those games. As for Forest Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Pace Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-49 loss against Kankakee on the 6th. As for Forest Park, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 57-55 win against Drew on the 5th.
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