The South Mecklenburg Sabres are taking a road trip to take on the Ballantyne Ridge Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in South Mecklenburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 contests.
South Mecklenburg can't be too worried about heading out to take on Ballantyne Ridge: they just beat Ardrey Kell at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. South Mecklenburg sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 62-59 win over Ardrey Kell on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Ben Houpt and Brett Freeman. Houpt had a solid game and posted 11 points. Meanwhile, Freeman was balling out in the loss, going 7 for 13 on his way to 21 points.
Meanwhile, Ballantyne Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 83-50 loss at the hands of Palisades. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 549th, while the Pumas are ranked 158th).
South Mecklenburg has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points over those games. As for Ballantyne Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-21.
South Mecklenburg took their victory against Ballantyne Ridge in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 69-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Mecklenburg since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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