Forestview is 1-9 against South Point since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Forestview Jaguars will head out to challenge the South Point Red Raiders at 7:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Forestview turned things around against Stuart W. Cramer on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Storm by a score of 66-54.
Meanwhile, South Point didn't have quite enough to beat Ashbrook on Tuesday and fell 58-56. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Greenwave are ranked 40th).
Forestview will need focus on slowing down Jaishawn Woods, one of several South Point players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 for 17 on his way to 26 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of OB Lowery Jr., who went 6 of 15 en route to 19 points.
Forestview's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11. As for South Point, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Forestview, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took an 82-67 loss to South Point in their previous meeting on January 7th. Can Forestview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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