The Carolina Forest Panthers and the Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Carolina Forest's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
While Carolina Forest didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They strolled past Legion Collegiate Academy with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 63-47. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Lancers are ranked 478th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Christ Church Episcopal was able to grind out a solid win over San Jose Prep on Thursday, taking the game 66-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
Christ Church Episcopal pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.1 points. As for Carolina Forest, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Carolina Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over Christ Church Episcopal when the teams last played back in December of 2017, winning 45-38. Will Carolina Forest repeat their success, or does Christ Church Episcopal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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