The Pine Forest Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Green Level Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Forest is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, Pine Forest ended up a good deal behind Westover and lost 58-39. While losing is never fun, Pine Forest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while Westover is ranked 49th).
Despite their loss, Pine Forest saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Dwayne Johnson, who scored 12 points, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Tristan Lyons, who scored seven points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of 26 wins, Green Level's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to Panther Creek. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Pine Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Green Level, their defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 26-1.
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