On Wednesday, the Ferndale Yellow Jackets took a blow against Forbes Road, falling 74-45. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 533rd, while Forbes Road are ranked 260th).
Despite the loss, Ferndale still got an impressive performance from Chance Washington, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Washington continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Caleb Fenton, who posted 11 points in addition to five boards and three blocks.
Ferndale has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Forbes Road, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Ferndale wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 70-28 victory against Hyndman Charter School on the 10th. As for Forbes Road, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-45 win against Southern Fulton on the 10th.
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