Forest Hill and Olympic Heights squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Forest Hill had to settle for second. They took a 64-48 bruising from the Olympic Heights Lions. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Lions are ranked 196th).
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jeremiah Jean, who posted seven points and 21 rebounds. Jean continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Liunor Fernandez, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 15 points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Forest Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Olympic Heights only pulled down five offensive boards.
Jake Harbatkin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Olympic Heights, going 8 for 15 en route to 25 points and seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Harbatkin has scored at least a third of Olympic Heights' points. Dylan Marks was another key player, putting up six points and five steals.
Forest Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-15 record this season. As for Olympic Heights, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Forest Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Olympic Heights has also already played their next game, an 89-61 defeat against Martin County on the 5th.
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