| 01/31/25 vs Palisades | 22 |
| 01/28/25 @ Berry | 15 |
| 01/24/25 vs Olympic | 15 |
| 01/23/25 vs Ardrey Kell | 21 |
| 01/18/25 @ White Oak | 15 |
If Palisades wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played South Mecklenburg, they should've done a better job of containing Ben Houpt. The South Mecklenburg Sabres had just enough and edged the Palisades Pumas out 63-61 thanks in part to Houpt, who went 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and five assists. His evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Another player making a difference was Jim Gatehouse, who posted ten points and six assists. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Several Pumas players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tymon Simpkins, who went 10 of 18 on his way to 21 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Simpkins a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aurek Fenn, who went 7 for 10 en route to 15 points and five rebounds.
South Mecklenburg is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Palisades, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Mecklenburg has already played their next contest (against Ardrey Kell), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Palisades will venture away from home to face off against Olympic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palisades is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season.
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