Berry lost against Palisades back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Berry Cardinals fell just short of the Palisades Pumas by a score of 38-36. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Pumas are ranked 140th).
Palisades can attribute much of their success to Aurek Fenn, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brighton Lester, who posted five points and five boards.
Berry has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Palisades, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Berry will host South Mecklenburg at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Mecklenburg knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Berry likes a good challenge. As for Palisades, they will be playing at home against Myers Park at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Myers Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.1 points per game this season.
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