CHAPEL HILL — After trailing by 12 at halftime, Davin Porter put the Forrest Rockets on his back in the third quarter as he scored 13 of his game-high 22 points.
But even with Porter’s second-half effort, the Rockets just couldn’t get enough support for him as they fell to their backyard rival Eagleville on Friday night, 52-32.
The Rockets managed just one field goal in the opening frame—a three-pointer by Porter—while Eagleville spread 14 points among five players to take the early lead.
Forrest picked up a big of steam in the second and rallied for nine points, but still trailed by 12 at the half.
Needing a spark, the Rockets were able to successfully feed Porter the ball through the third quarter as the home team was able to orchestrate a 15-11 run through the period.
But as quickly as Forrest’s spark came, the Rockets’ ran into a buzzsaw in the fourth and managed just a single shot from the floor, courtesy of Porter.
Forrest also was able to work its way to the free throw line throughout the final eight minutes, but cashed in on just 3-of-8 attempts in the quarter
Eagleville closed the game with a 17-point run through the fourth, highlighted by an efficient 6-of-8 effort at the charity stripe.
Forrest closes the first half of the season in the Nolensville Classic, with games against Nolensville and Summit. The Rockets will be back on their home court on January 3 against Moore County.

Eagleville 14 10 11 17 — 52
Forrest 3 9 15 5 — 32

Eagleville: Camden Cole 14, Kaeden Snitzer 8, Isaac Gazaway 6, C.J. Goers 6, James Bega 5, Brady Burns 2.
Forrest: Davin Porter 22, Jimmy Bond 4, Ryan Meglis 3, Bray McCown 2, Josh Rumley.
3-Point goals: Eagleville (3): Goers 2, Bega; Forrest (2): Porter 2.
Halftime score: Eagleville 24, Forrest 12.