The Anson Bearcats's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell 49-39 to Forest Hills. Anson was down 37-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Dorhianna Rivers and Za?kiyah Hixson certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Rivers scored 14 points along with eight rebounds, while Hixson scored seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Anson struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Forest Hills racked up nine assists.
Forest Hills got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tamuria "leyah" Melton out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Melton has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dynasty Wallace, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Anson's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Forest Hills, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Anson will take on South Davidson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Anson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday. As for Forest Hills, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Monroe at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in North Carolina (Monroe is ranked 445th, while Forest Hills is ranked 442nd).
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