Myers Park played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Marvin Ridge Mavericks, falling 88-57. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Mavericks are ranked 37th).
Despite the loss, Myers Park still got an impressive performance from Thomas Vickery, who went 10-for-19 to rack up 28 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Rucker Jamison, who posted eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marvin Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Henry Smith, who shot 78% from the field on his way to 24 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Smith now owns an excellent 46% field goal percentage. Davis Tackett also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Myers Park now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Marvin Ridge, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-1.
Coming up, Myers Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Providence at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 60.6 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Marvin Ridge, they will head out to face off against Piedmont at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Mavericks will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 57.14 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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