The East Forsyth Eagles will challenge the R.J. Reynolds Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Forsyth is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Friday, East Forsyth earned a 51-39 win over Parkland. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Mustangs are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 @ Parkland | 10 |
| 01/03/25 vs Parkland | 7 |
| 01/28/25 vs Mount Tabor | 7 |
| 12/04/24 vs Western Guilford | 7 |
| 01/18/25 vs Lexington | 6 |
East Forsyth can attribute much of their success to Mya Booth, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards, and Alyssa Jessup, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Jessup a new career-high. Rajanae Bethea was another key player, putting up ten points.
East Forsyth was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parkland only posted three assists.
Meanwhile, R.J. Reynolds came into Friday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Glenn, posting a 57-25 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Demons have posted since January 3rd.
East Forsyth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for R.J. Reynolds, their victory bumped their record up to 5-12.
East Forsyth took their win against R.J. Reynolds in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 65-45. Does East Forsyth have another victory up their sleeve, or will R.J. Reynolds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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