Basketball Recap: Midtown Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Knights

Margin (Wins)

11/22/24 vs Forest Park	48
11/09/24 @ Carver	47
12/21/24 vs Habersham Central	38
11/23/24 vs Griffin	28
11/12/24 @ Eastside	27

Midtown entered their tilt with Forest Park on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Forest Park Panthers with a sharp 67-42 win. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 23 points or more this season.

Midtown's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dhati Lewis, who posted ten points in addition to five assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Darrion Hadley, who went 5 for 7 en route to 15 points.

Lewis wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Midtown was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jeremiah Amos, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Derrick Green, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points and six rebounds.

Midtown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.2 points per game. As for Forest Park, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Midtown has already played their next game, a 74-49 win against M.L. King on the 17th. As for Forest Park, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 71-21 defeat against Pace Academy on the 17th.