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| 01/06/26 - Away | 48-64 L |
| 02/04/25 - Away | 56-55 W |
| 01/07/25 - Home | 65-55 W |
| 01/24/20 - Away | 61-62 L |
| 12/10/19 - Home | 69-59 W |
| + 5 more games |
M.L. King and Forest Park are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Lions just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. M.L. King has given up an average of 65.8 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Monday, M.L. King lost to Pace Academy at home by a 67-52 margin. The Lions have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Forest Park faced off against Jackson on Friday. The Panthers took a 69-55 bruising from the Jaguars.
Defeat or not, Forest Park got some senior leadership from Derrick Green and Jeremiah Amos. Green dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds, while Amos posted 17 points. Green's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Josiah Coleman, who earned four points and four steals.
Forest Park's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for M.L. King, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
M.L. King lost to Forest Park at home by a decisive 64-48 margin when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and ten boards. Now that the Lions know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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