Palisades is 0-4 against Myers Park since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Palisades Pumas will take on the Myers Park Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Palisades beat Berry 56-49. The win was just what Palisades needed coming off of a 64-44 loss in their prior matchup.
Palisades got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Joshua Truesdale out in front who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tymon Simpkins, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Palisades was without their leading scorer, Kingston Henry, in Tuesday's match. With Henry sitting this one out, Aurek Fenn got some extra time on the court (16 vs. his season average of eight). Fenn made the most of the opportunity, scoring eight points along with six rebounds. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Myers Park came tearing into Friday's contest with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by South Mecklenburg at home to the tune of 77-39. Myers Park has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Myers Park's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sir Mohammed, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Mohammed has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bishop Boswell, who scored 15 points along with six assists and three steals.
Palisades has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Myers Park, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2.
Palisades took a serious blow against Myers Park when the teams last played back in January, falling 66-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Myers Park's Sadiq White Jr., who scored 23 points along with six rebounds and five blocks. Now that Palisades knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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