South Mecklenburg and Myers Park are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. The South Mecklenburg Sabres will take on the Myers Park Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Mecklenburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season.
South Mecklenburg is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Berry: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Mecklenburg blew Berry out of the water with a 75-21 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-13.
Nykira Arrington
| 02/18/25 vs Berry | 75% |
| 11/19/24 vs Providence | 58% |
| 11/22/24 vs Cuthbertson | 50% |
| 11/25/24 vs Mooresville | 44% |
| 02/11/25 @ Ballantyne Ridge | 43% |
South Mecklenburg's win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nykira Arrington, who went 6-for-8 en route to 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Arrington a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%). Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Hensley, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 14 points.
South Mecklenburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Myers Park came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 49-22 win over the Wolves. The Mustangs pushed the score to 47-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolves cut but never quite recovered from.
South Mecklenburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Myers Park, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
South Mecklenburg came up short against Myers Park in their previous matchup on Friday, falling 34-29. Can South Mecklenburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
