Balboa School are ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Winston-Salem Christian National Lions. Balboa School took a 77-62 bruising from Winston-Salem Christian National. Balboa School's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Balboa School lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jahmarian Forrester. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Forrester is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Kendall Connor was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five rebounds.
Balboa School's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Winston-Salem Christian National, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Balboa School won't have much time to rest: their next game is against A at 3:30 p.m. on January 28th. As for Winston-Salem Christian National, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wesley Christian on Tuesday. Wesley Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 121st in Kentucky, while Winston-Salem Christian National is ranked 19th in North Carolina).
