The East Forsyth Eagles were not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They received a tough blow as they fell 54-35 to R.J. Reynolds. While losing is never fun, East Forsyth can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 388th, while R.J. Reynolds is ranked 132nd).
East Forsyth lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mya Booth, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Booth hasn't dropped below three blocks for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Rajanae Bethea, who scored 12 points along with six steals.
East Forsyth struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as R.J. Reynolds racked up 18 assists.
R.J. Reynolds' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shyla Simms led the charge by scoring 14 points. Another player making a difference was Ariana Burns, who scored 14 points.
East Forsyth's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for R.J. Reynolds, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-8.
East Forsyth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for R.J. Reynolds, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Davie at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. R.J. Reynolds is coming into the match with seven straight victories on the road, so Davie will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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