Palisades won the last time they faced Berry and things went their way on Friday too. The Palisades Pumas came out on top in a nail-biter against the Berry Cardinals, sneaking past 38-36. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Cardinals are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Aurek Fenn, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brighton Lester, who posted five points and five boards.
Pumas
| 01/24/25 vs Berry | 38-36 |
| 01/17/25 @ Ardrey Kell | 49-43 |
| 01/09/25 vs Ballantyne Ridge | 65-38 |
The win (which was Palisades' third in a row) raised their record to 11-8. As for Berry, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palisades will host Myers Park at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palisades is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season. As for Berry, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against South Mecklenburg at 7:30 p.m. South Mecklenburg also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 63.5 points per game.
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