The West Cabarrus Wolverines entered their tilt with the Palisades Pumas with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. West Cabarrus walked away with a 42-31 victory over Palisades on Tuesday. Given West Cabarrus' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Palisades is ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palisades' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordyn Abdullah, who scored three points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Tynilla Simpkins, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
West Cabarrus pushed their record up to 14-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Palisades, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-15.
West Cabarrus will stay at home for another game and welcome Hickory Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. As for Palisades, they will head out on the road to take on Ardrey Kell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Ardrey Kell focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 last Friday.
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