The East Forsyth Eagles had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Parkland by a score of 45-36 on Friday. For East Forsyth, this counts as revenge for the 35-31 loss Parkland walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
East Forsyth found their leader in underclassman Mya Booth, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Booth has scored at least a third of East Forsyth's points. Rajanae Bethea was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with four steals.
Parkland lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Justace Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Azari Wilkins, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Parkland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Forsyth only pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
East Forsyth's victory bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Parkland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
East Forsyth will head out on the road to take on R.J. Reynolds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully East Forsyth focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Friday. As for Parkland, they will head out on the road to challenge Reagan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Reagan has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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