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01/03/25 @ South Stanly | 44 |
01/08/25 vs West Stanly | 40 |
A well-balanced attack led Forest Hills over Cuthbertson in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets put the hurt on the Cuthbertson Cavaliers with a sharp 59-33 victory. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Forest Hills found their leader in freshman Derrianna Mclendon, who went 9-for-20 to rack up 21 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Those 21 points set a new season-high mark for Mclendon. Azariya Griffin was another key player, putting up 13 points and six boards.
Forest Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 37 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Cuthbertson still got an impressive performance from Amayah Rogers, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 45.5% of Cuthbertson's points, marking the sixth time in a row Rogers has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Forest Hills' win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.4 points. As for Cuthbertson, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.
Forest Hills wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-14 victory against Anson on the 11th. As for Cuthbertson, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 88-45 loss against Marvin Ridge on the 12th.
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