The Palisades Pumas's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. They took a 42-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Cabarrus. While losing is never fun, Palisades can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while West Cabarrus is ranked 122nd).
Palisades lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jordyn Abdullah, who scored three points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Tynilla Simpkins, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Palisades has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for West Cabarrus, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-9.
Palisades will head out on the road to take on Ardrey Kell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Palisades focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Tuesday. As for West Cabarrus, they will be playing at home against Hickory Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Cabarrus is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Hickory Ridge is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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