The Rock National Lions are ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Balboa School. The Rock National strolled past Balboa School with points to spare, taking the game 79-65. Winning may never get old, but The Rock National sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Balboa School's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jahmarian Forrester, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Jamaal Phatty who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. It was the first time this season that Phatty pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Promise Otunu, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
The Rock National is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Balboa School, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-10.
The Rock National will take on Varsity Opponent at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Balboa School, they will take on Potter's House Christian at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Balboa School's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 contests.
