The Forest Park Panthers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their tenth straight loss. Their tough 59-38 defeat to Rockdale County might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Forest Park can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 223rd).
Jayden Dickens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rockdale County, scoring 21 points along with six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Dickens has scored at least a third of Rockdale County's points. Another player making a difference was Jahmarr Scott, who scored four points along with three steals.
Forest Park's defeat was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Rockdale County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Forest Park will take on the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alcovy is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak. As for Rockdale County, they will head out on the road to face off against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mundy's Mill is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season.
