Sabres
| 02/18/25 vs Ballantyne Ridge | 76 |
| 02/14/25 vs Myers Park | 51 |
| 02/11/25 @ Ballantyne Ridge | 71 |
| 02/07/25 @ Ardrey Kell | 62 |
| 01/31/25 vs Palisades | 63 |
| + 20 more games |
The South Mecklenburg Sabres will head out on the road to take on the Berry Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Mecklenburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season.
South Mecklenburg is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Ballantyne Ridge: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Mecklenburg blew Ballantyne Ridge out of the water with a 76-39 final score. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Wolves are ranked 546th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Mecklenburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jim Gatehouse, who went 5-for-7 en route to 15 points. What's more, Gatehouse also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ben Houpt, who posted 13 points along with six boards and five assists.
South Mecklenburg was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Ardrey Kell typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Berry proved too difficult a challenge. They managed a 67-61 win over the Knights.
Berry is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points over those games. As for South Mecklenburg, their record is now 15-10.
South Mecklenburg came up short against Berry in their previous meeting back in January, falling 62-57. Can South Mecklenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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