Basketball Recap: Forest Hills Northern Sets Scoring Season-High Against Forest Hills Eastern

Huskies

Team Score (Highest)

02/11/25 @ Forest Hills Eastern	72
01/17/25 vs Ottawa Hills	68
12/28/24 vs Portage Northern	66
02/04/25 vs Forest Hills Central	61
01/25/25 @ Traverse City West	61

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forest Hills Northern). They strolled past the Forest Hills Eastern Hawks with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 72-56. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Hawks are ranked 386th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win made it two in a row for Forest Hills Northern and bumps their season record up to 9-10. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Forest Hills Eastern, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.

Coming up, Forest Hills Northern will challenge Ottawa Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest Hills Northern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Ottawa Hills likes a good challenge. As for Forest Hills Eastern, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Hawks challenge the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.