The Forest Hills Rangers pushed their score all the way to 55 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 67-55 defeat to Greater Johnstown. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Forest Hills in their matchups with Greater Johnstown: they've now lost seven in a row.
Koy McGough and Dylan Stohon certainly did their best on Wednesday to try and avoid the loss. McGough scored 25 points along with nine rebounds, while Stohon scored 11 points along with six blocks and five assists. The matchup was McGough's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Nathan Gabany, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Forest Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Greater Johnstown, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Forest Hills will take on Hollidaysburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Greater Johnstown, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Bellefonte at 7:00 p.m. Bellefonte is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
