Myers Park was the 71-42 winner over Berry when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Myers Park Mustangs fell to the Berry Cardinals 77-71. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Cardinals are ranked 256th).
Bram Early
| 02/11/25 @ Berry | 22 |
| 02/07/25 vs Olympic | 19 |
| 02/04/25 vs Ardrey Kell | 15 |
| 01/28/25 @ Palisades | 18 |
| 01/17/25 vs South Mecklenburg | 22 |
When it comes to explaining why Myers Park lost on Tuesday, don't look at Bram Early. Despite the final result, he posted 22 points. Early's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayo Awosanya, who went 6-for-10 en route to 15 points and five boards.
It was another big night for Jkhai McManus-Wade, who went 13-for-18 to rack up 35 points and five rebounds for Berry. McManus-Wade continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Tyler, who went 6-for-9 on his way to 16 points.
Myers Park's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Berry, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-14 record this season.
Coming up, Myers Park will head out to challenge South Mecklenburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Mecklenburg knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Myers Park likes a good challenge. As for Berry, they will challenge Olympic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Olympic has insisted on making their last three contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
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