Forestview hasn't had much luck against Huss recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Forestview Jaguars will welcome the Huss Huskies at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Forestview's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups.
Last Friday, Forestview was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 65-61 to Kings Mountain. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Huss unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 73-60 to Ashbrook.
Despite the loss, Huss saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zaiyir 'Zii' Phillips went 11 for 23 on his way to 27 points and six steals. Phillips has become a key player for Huss: the team is 9-3 when he posts at least five steals, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jaleel Smith, who went 6 of 10 en route to 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Huss' defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5. As for Forestview, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Forestview was taken down by Huss 83-45 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who went 12 for 13 on his way to 36 points in addition to eight assists and six boards. Now that Forestview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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