Palisades hasn't had much luck against Myers Park recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Palisades Pumas are taking a road trip to challenge the Myers Park Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
While Palisades didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over Berry on Tuesday. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Cardinals are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palisades' offense was hitting Berry from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Derrick Berrios led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Myers Park put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They never let Ballantyne Ridge onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The match marked the Mustangs' most dominant win of the season so far.
The victory made it two in a row for Palisades and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Myers Park, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0-1.
Palisades might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Myers Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Palisades avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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