St. Pauls played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt an 84-27 loss at the hands of the West Forsyth Titans. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 541st, while the Titans are ranked 34th).
St. Pauls' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jakhi Purcell, who posted seven points, and Tykeem Oxendine, who had six points.
Max Skillman was nothing short of spectacular for West Forsyth: he went 6 of 8 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. Those seven steals gave Skillman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Fleming, who put up 13 points and six rebounds.
St. Pauls' loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for West Forsyth, their record is now 7-1.
St. Pauls wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 59-38 victory against Western Harnett on the 27th. As for West Forsyth, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-42 win against Middle Creek on the 27th.
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