Forestburg's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They walked away with a 50-41 win over the Midway Falcons. That's more bragging rights for the Longhorns, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
01/14/25 @ Midway | 8 |
12/06/24 vs Valley View | 6 |
12/03/24 @ Chillicothe | 5 |
12/17/24 vs Victory Christian Academy | 4 |
12/05/24 vs Harrold | 4 |
Forestburg was led to victory by Brenna Briles and Jocelynn Rich. Briles posted 17 points along with eight assists and seven steals, while Rich went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points in addition to eight steals and seven boards. Those eight steals gave Rich a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Karman Willett, who scored four points and four steals.
Forestburg's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Midway, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Forestburg and Midway could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Forestburg (ranked 1084th) will meet Saint Jo (ranked 536th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Midway will face off against Nocona at 4:00 p.m. on Friday down 1,124 places (1323 vs. 199).
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