Berry lost against South Mecklenburg back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Berry Cardinals were outmatched by the South Mecklenburg Sabres and fell 75-21. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Sabres are ranked 52nd).
Despite the loss, Berry still got an impressive performance from Zahnia Long, who posted ten points.
South Mecklenburg's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nykira Arrington, who went 6-for-8 to rack up 12 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Arrington a new career-high in shooting accuracy (75%). Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Hensley, who went 5-for-9 en route to 14 points.
Berry dropped their record down to 7-15 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for South Mecklenburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Berry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Mecklenburg, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 53-48 win against Myers Park on the 20th.
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