After a string of six wins, the Mt. Zion Eagles's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They were beaten by Greenforest 98-41. While losing is never fun, Mt. Zion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Eagles are ranked 17th).
Mt. Zion's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Corvin Palmer, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Phillip Jackson-Billings who scored six points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Palmer has scored all season.
Mt. Zion's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Greenforest, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mt. Zion will take on the Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Christian Heritage is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games. As for Greenforest, they and the Red Devils will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
