It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carolina Forest can now relate to. They lost 72-50 to the Ridge View Blazers on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Blazers are ranked first).
Despite the loss, Carolina Forest saw an underclassman step up: freshman JJ Gray went 5-for-11 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Javion Barrett, who posted seven points.
Carolina Forest's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Ridge View, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Carolina Forest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ridge View, they will take on Summerville at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Summerville sitting on four straight victories and Ridge View on 14.
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