Basketball Recap: Autumn Ware Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Parkland

While East Forsyth didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past the Parkland Mustangs 70-48 on Friday. The Eagles pushed the score to 56-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs had little chance of recovering from.

East Forsyth's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Autumn Ware, who went 5 of 6 en route to 10 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Those ten points gave Ware a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rajanae Bethea, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 14 points and three steals.

East Forsyth was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parkland only posted four assists.

Parkland's loss came despite strong showings from Kimora Brooks and Jordan Fisher. Brooks went 7 of 13 on her way to 19 points and eight rebounds, while Fisher went 5 of 12 on her way to 13 points along with five boards and four steals. Fisher is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Asia Blackwell, who posted six points and 11 rebounds.

East Forsyth is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Parkland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.

East Forsyth didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-45 victory against R.J. Reynolds on the 8th. As for Parkland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 44-41 loss against Reagan on the 8th.