The Palisades Pumas struggled with assists on Thursday (the Myers Park Mustangs had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Palisades had to suffer through a rough 63-36 loss at the hands of Myers Park. Palisades has not had much luck with Myers Park recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Palisades' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kendric Davis, who scored five points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Tymon Simpkins, who scored eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Myers Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Paraison, who scored 11 points along with two steals. Paraison is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bishop Boswell, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Palisades' loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Myers Park, the win was the 19th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palisades will challenge Mount Tabor at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Tabor is coming into the matchup with seven straight victories at home, so Palisades will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Myers Park, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Ardrey Kell at 8:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Myers Park is coming into the matchup with 12 straight wins on the road, so Ardrey Kell will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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