Cannon is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Forsyth Country Day is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cannon Cougars will welcome the Forsyth Country Day Furies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cannon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.5 points per game this season.
Cannon is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Charlotte Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cannon blew Charlotte Christian out of the water with a 75-10 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-0.
Jakaila Gaskin
| 02/07/25 vs Charlotte Christian | 5 |
| 11/22/24 vs Legion Collegiate Academy | 3 |
| 02/04/25 @ Covenant Day | 2 |
| 01/21/25 @ Charlotte Christian | 2 |
| 01/20/25 vs Montverde Academy | 2 |
Cannon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jakaila Gaskin out in front who made all 5 shots she took racking up 12 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Gaskin a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Khloe Thompson, who went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points and four steals.
Cannon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 21 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Forsyth Country Day rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They strolled past the Knights with points to spare, taking the game 51-36.
Cannon better focus on containing Lila Kelly and Gigi Lyons as the pair were huge in Forsyth Country Day's win. Kelly posted 18 points, while Lyons scored 18 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Kelly has scored at least a third of Forsyth Country Day's points.
Forsyth Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points over those games. As for Cannon, their win bumped their record up to 23-7.
Everything came up roses for Cannon against Forsyth Country Day in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured an 84-33 victory. In that game, Cannon amassed a halftime lead of 53-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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