The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves and the Myers Park Mustangs will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Ballantyne Ridge came up short against Sun Valley and fell 46-35.
Despite their defeat, Ballantyne Ridge saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kaiya Dodson, who posted 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals, was perhaps the best of all. That was a full 42.9% of Ballantyne Ridge's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nataliyah Agbewali, who put up six points in addition to 11 rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Ballantyne Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Myers Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 35-33 heartbreaker at the hands of Concord Academy. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Eagles are ranked 46th).
Ballantyne Ridge has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Myers Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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