West Stanly lost against Forest Hills back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Stanly Colts had to suffer through a 72-45 loss at the hands of the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 122nd).
Forest Hills found their leader in sophomore Leyah Melton, who went 9 for 21 on her way to 25 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Melton has scored all season. Nyjaya Wingo was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 14 points in addition to five assists and five steals.
West Stanly has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Forest Hills, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 17-2.
West Stanly has already played their next match (against Anson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Forest Hills and Lincoln Charter will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Lincoln Charter is on a five-game streak of home wins, Forest Hills a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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