Forest Hills is 9-1 against Anson since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Anson Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. Forest Hills has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 679 points over their last ten matchups.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 20 to 11 on the offensive boards, a fact Forest Hills proved on Tuesday. They walked away with a 60-53 win over Central Academy.
Forest Hills found their leader in underclassman Amari Melton, who scored 18 points. Melton hasn't dropped below 15points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kj Chambers, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though West Stanly scored an imposing 73 points on Tuesday, Anson still came out on top. Anson snuck past West Stanly with a 78-73 win.
Forest Hills now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Anson, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Forest Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Anson when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 73-62. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Anson's Greg Covington, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Forest Hills to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
