South Stanly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 29th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets and fell 65-21. While losing is never fun, the Rowdy Rebel Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 594th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 163rd).
Briley Page was South Stanly's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Kanija Colson held things down on the boards with ten rebounds. Akerria Robinson took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Forest Hills found their leader in freshman Layla Rushing, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 20 points along with seven boards and seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rushing has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Leyah Melton, who posted 13 points in addition to six steals and five assists.
South Stanly's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Forest Hills, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Stanly will square off against Albemarle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Forest Hills, they will take on Piedmont at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season.
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