It's playoff time, and Carolina Forest had no trouble coming through when it counted. They strolled past the Fort Dorchester Patriots with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 64-47. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 55-53 victory the Patriots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2020.
Kade Taylor
| 02/17/25 vs Fort Dorchester | 78% |
| 01/02/25 vs Legion Collegiate Academy | 67% |
| 12/17/24 @ Loris | 67% |
| 12/03/24 vs Loris | 60% |
| 02/13/25 vs Conway | 50% |
Leading Carolina Forest to victory were JJ Gray and Kade Taylor. Gray shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards, while Taylor went 7-for-9 from beyond the arc to rack up 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Taylor a new career-high in shooting accuracy (78%). Another player making a difference was Jaiden Knowlin, who posted nine points and seven rebounds.
Carolina Forest's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Fort Dorchester, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-17.
Looking ahead, Carolina Forest is taking a road trip to square off against Ridge View at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ridge View knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Carolina Forest likes a good challenge. Fort Dorchester does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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