The West Stanly Colts will venture away from home to take on the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, West Stanly came up short against Piedmont and fell 54-41.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills entered their tilt with Parkwood on Saturday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They breezed past the Wolf Pack to the tune of 57-24. With the Yellow Jackets ahead 36-11 at the half, the game was all but over already.
West Stanly better focus on containing Layla Rushing and Leyah Melton as the pair were huge in Forest Hills' win. Rushing dropped a triple-double with 19 points, 12 boards, and ten steals, while Melton to rack up 18 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The matchup was Melton's third in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalila Rorie, who posted ten points.
Forest Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 41 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
West Stanly's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Forest Hills, their victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
West Stanly took a serious blow against Forest Hills in their previous meeting on February 4th, falling 72-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melton, who on her way to 25 points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds. Now that West Stanly knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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