Central Academy is 0-10 against Forest Hills since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Academy Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. Central Academy is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Central Academy struggled with offensive rebounds on Tuesday (Piedmont had 24 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Central Academy was the victim of a tough 53-27 defeat at the hands of Piedmont. Central Academy has not had much luck with Piedmont recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Central Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Abby Bliven, who scored four points along with two steals and two blocks, and Justice Hegwood who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Hegwood has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 71-55 fall against West Stanly.
Central Academy's loss was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Forest Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Central Academy was taken down by Forest Hills 58-25 when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Forest Hills' Tamuria "leyah" Melton, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Central Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
