The Forest Park Bruins will venture away from home to face off against the Colonial Forge Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Forest Park's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Forest Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 68-44 margin over Freedom. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Colonial Forge waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 55-47 win over the Red Wolves. The Eagles pushed the score to 43-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Red Wolves cut but never quite recovered from.
Forest Park better focus on containing Dakari Phillips and Jayden Morris as the pair were huge in Colonial Forge's win. Phillips almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Morris posted ten points along with eight assists and six boards. Those 14 points gave Phillips a new career-high. Sam Futch was another key player, putting up seven points and seven rebounds.
Colonial Forge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games.
Forest Park is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.4 points over those games. Colonial Forge pushed their record up to 19-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Forest Park didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Colonial Forge in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 58-53 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Park since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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