South Mecklenburg and Davie squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but South Mecklenburg had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Davie War Eagles by a score of 69-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (57), the Sabres still had to take the loss.
South Mecklenburg lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ben Houpt, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jim Gatehouse, who on his way to 11 points.
South Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 17-11. As for Davie, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
South Mecklenburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Davie, they will head out on the road to take on North Mecklenburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Mecklenburg knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 games -- so hopefully Davie likes a good challenge.
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