The West Stanly Colts will challenge the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, West Stanly came up short against Monroe and fell 82-71. The Colts haven't had much luck with the Redhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills entered their tilt with Piedmont on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They were the clear victor by a 57-34 margin over the Panthers. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Panthers are ranked 421st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Stanly's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Forest Hills, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
West Stanly took a serious blow against Forest Hills when the teams last played back in January, falling 84-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Forest Hills' Leyah Melton, who went 8 for 14 on her way to 18 points in addition to eight steals and seven rebounds. Now that West Stanly knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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