Myers Park is 4-0 against Palisades since January of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Myers Park Mustangs will take on the Palisades Pumas at 7:30 p.m. Myers Park will be looking to extend their current 18-game winning streak.
Myers Park put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They claimed a resounding 77-39 victory over South Mecklenburg at home. Given Myers Park's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while South Mecklenburg is ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Myers Park's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sir Mohammed, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Mohammed is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bishop Boswell, who scored 15 points along with six assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Palisades was able to grind out a solid win over Berry on Tuesday, taking the game 56-49. The win was just what Palisades needed coming off of a 64-44 defeat in their prior contest.
Palisades' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joshua Truesdale, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tymon Simpkins, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Palisades was without their leading scorer, Kingston Henry, in Tuesday's matchup. With Henry sitting this one out, Aurek Fenn got some extra time on the court (16 vs. his season average of eight). Fenn made the most of the opportunity, scoring eight points along with six rebounds. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Myers Park's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for Palisades, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Myers Park against Palisades in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 66-30 victory. Does Myers Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palisades turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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