R.J. Reynolds hasn't had much luck against East Forsyth recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The R.J. Reynolds Demons will square off against the East Forsyth Eagles at 7:30 p.m. R.J. Reynolds knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully East Forsyth likes a good challenge.
R.J. Reynolds is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since January 18th on Friday. They fell just short of Davie by a score of 62-59. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the War Eagles are ranked 70th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Forsyth, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Reagan on Friday as East Forsyth made off with a 77-57 win. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won seven in a row.
East Forsyth's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points over those games. As for R.J. Reynolds, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.
Things could have been worse for R.J. Reynolds, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 75-61 loss to East Forsyth when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can R.J. Reynolds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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